Table 10(b) - Pensioner 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 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
5.9 |
|
May |
3.7 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
5.9 |
|
Aug |
* |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
* |
|
Nov |
3.7 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
1999 |
Feb |
3.6 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
|
May |
3.6 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
|
Aug |
3.7 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
|
Nov |
3.6 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
2000 |
Feb |
3.6 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
5.8 |
|
May |
3.6 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
|
Aug |
3.7 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
|
Nov |
3.7 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
2001 |
Feb |
3.7 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
|
May |
3.8 |
4.8 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
5.9 |
|
Aug |
3.8 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
|
Nov |
3.9 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
2002 |
Feb |
3.8 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
|
May |
3.9 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
|
Aug |
3.9 |
5.1 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
* |
1: August 2002 UK proportions are a DTI estimate.
Source: Income Support Statistics - Department for Work & Pensions, DSDNI, and Population Estimates Unit, ONS |