| INCOME SUPPORT CLAIMANTS |
|
Table 10(a) - Total Income Support Claimants as a Proportion of the 16+ Population |
| Per
Cent |
|
GO
Region/Country
|
|
|
| |
|
UK1 |
NE |
NW |
Y&H |
EM |
WM |
E |
L |
SE |
SW |
ENG |
WAL |
SC |
NI |
| 1998 |
Feb |
8.8 |
10.6 |
10.9 |
8.8 |
7.5 |
9.0 |
6.4 |
10.5 |
5.9 |
7.0 |
8.4 |
10.0 |
10.1 |
13.2 |
| |
May |
8.7 |
10.4 |
10.7 |
8.8 |
7.4 |
8.8 |
6.4 |
10.4 |
5.8 |
7.0 |
8.3 |
9.9 |
10.0 |
13.2 |
| |
Aug |
* |
10.5 |
10.7 |
8.7 |
7.4 |
8.8 |
6.3 |
10.3 |
5.8 |
6.9 |
8.3 |
9.9 |
10.0 |
* |
| |
Nov |
8.6 |
10.4 |
10.6 |
8.7 |
7.3 |
8.8 |
6.3 |
10.2 |
5.7 |
6.9 |
8.2 |
9.8 |
9.9 |
13.2 |
| 1999 |
Feb |
8.6 |
10.5 |
10.6 |
8.7 |
7.3 |
8.7 |
6.3 |
10.2 |
5.6 |
6.9 |
8.2 |
9.8 |
9.9 |
13.1 |
| |
May |
8.6 |
10.5 |
10.5 |
8.7 |
7.3 |
8.7 |
6.2 |
10.1 |
5.6 |
6.9 |
8.2 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
13.1 |
| |
Aug |
8.6 |
10.6 |
10.5 |
8.8 |
7.3 |
8.7 |
6.3 |
10.1 |
5.6 |
6.9 |
8.2 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
13.3 |
| |
Nov |
8.6 |
10.7 |
10.5 |
8.8 |
7.3 |
8.7 |
6.3 |
10.2 |
5.6 |
6.9 |
8.2 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
13.3 |
| 2000 |
Feb |
8.5 |
10.6 |
10.5 |
8.8 |
7.3 |
8.6 |
6.2 |
10.0 |
5.5 |
6.8 |
8.1 |
9.9 |
9.8 |
13.3 |
| |
May |
8.5 |
10.8 |
10.4 |
8.8 |
7.3 |
8.7 |
6.2 |
9.9 |
5.5 |
6.7 |
8.1 |
9.9 |
9.8 |
13.3 |
| |
Aug |
8.6 |
10.9 |
10.5 |
8.9 |
7.3 |
8.8 |
6.3 |
9.9 |
5.6 |
6.8 |
8.2 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
13.6 |
| |
Nov |
8.6 |
10.9 |
10.6 |
8.9 |
7.3 |
8.9 |
6.3 |
9.9 |
5.6 |
6.9 |
8.2 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
13.6 |
| 2001 |
Feb |
8.6 |
11.0 |
10.6 |
9.0 |
7.4 |
8.9 |
6.3 |
9.8 |
5.6 |
6.9 |
8.2 |
10.1 |
10.2 |
13.6 |
| |
May |
8.7 |
11.1 |
10.7 |
9.1 |
7.5 |
9.0 |
6.4 |
9.8 |
5.7 |
6.9 |
8.3 |
10.2 |
10.3 |
13.6 |
| |
Aug |
8.8 |
11.3 |
10.8 |
9.2 |
7.6 |
9.1 |
6.4 |
9.8 |
5.7 |
7.0 |
8.4 |
10.2 |
10.4 |
13.7 |
| |
Nov |
8.7 |
11.2 |
10.7 |
9.1 |
7.6 |
9.2 |
6.4 |
9.7 |
5.7 |
6.9 |
8.3 |
10.1 |
10.4 |
13.7 |
| 2002 |
Feb |
8.7 |
11.2 |
10.7 |
9.1 |
7.5 |
9.1 |
6.4 |
9.7 |
5.6 |
6.9 |
8.3 |
10.1 |
10.3 |
13.7 |
| |
May |
8.7 |
11.3 |
10.7 |
9.1 |
7.5 |
9.1 |
6.3 |
9.6 |
5.6 |
6.9 |
8.3 |
10.0 |
10.3 |
13.6 |
| |
Aug |
8.7 |
11.4 |
10.7 |
9.1 |
7.6 |
9.2 |
6.3 |
9.6 |
5.6 |
6.9 |
8.3 |
10.1 |
10.5 |
* |
1: August 2002 UK proportions are a DTI estimate.
Source: Income Support Statistics - Department for Work & Pensions, DSDNI, and Population Estimates Unit, ONS |
