Income Support Claimants

Indicator 3

Table 3(b) - Pensioner Income Support Claimants as a Proportion of the Population Over 16

%

GO region/country

UK

GB

NE

NW

Y&H

EM

WM

E

L

SE

SW

EN

W

SC

NI

1997

Feb

-

3.8

4.6

4.5

4.2

3.5

4.3

3.1

3.7

2.8

3.4

3.7

4.2

4.2

-

May

3.8

3.8

4.6

4.5

4.2

3.5

4.3

3.1

3.7

2.8

3.4

3.7

4.2

4.2

5.9

Aug

-

3.8

4.6

4.5

4.1

3.5

4.3

3.1

3.7

2.7

3.4

3.7

4.2

4.2

-

Nov

3.8

3.7

4.6

4.5

4.1

3.5

4.2

3.0

3.7

2.7

3.3

3.7

4.2

4.2

5.7

1998

Feb

3.7

3.7

4.5

4.4

4.0

3.4

4.2

3.0

3.6

2.7

3.3

3.6

4.1

4.2

5.7

May

3.7

3.6

4.5

4.3

4.0

3.4

4.1

3.0

3.6

2.7

3.2

3.6

4.1

4.1

5.7

Aug

3.7

3.6

4.5

4.3

4.0

3.3

4.1

3.0

3.6

2.6

3.2

3.5

4.0

4.1

5.7

Nov

3.7

3.6

4.4

4.3

3.9

3.3

4.1

3.0

3.6

2.6

3.2

3.5

4.0

4.1

5.7

1999

Feb

3.6

3.6

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.3

4.0

2.9

3.6

2.5

3.2

3.5

4.0

4.0

5.6

May

3.6

3.5

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.3

4.0

2.9

3.5

2.5

3.2

3.5

4.0

4.0

5.7

Aug

3.6

3.6

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.3

4.0

2.9

3.6

2.5

3.2

3.5

4.0

4.0

5.8

Nov

3.6

3.5

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.3

4.0

2.9

3.6

2.5

3.2

3.5

4.0

4.0

5.8

2000

Feb

3.6

3.5

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.3

3.9

2.8

3.5

2.4

3.1

3.4

4.0

3.9

5.8

May

3.6

3.5

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.3

4.0

2.8

3.5

2.4

3.1

3.4

4.0

4.0

5.9

Aug

3.7

3.7

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.3

4.0

2.9

3.5

2.5

3.1

3.6

4.1

4.1

5.8

Nov

3.7

3.6

4.7

4.3

4.1

3.3

4.1

3.0

3.6

2.5

3.2

3.5

4.2

4.2

5.9

2001

Feb

3.7

3.6

4.7

4.3

4.1

3.4

4.1

3.0

3.6

2.5

3.2

3.6

4.1

4.2

6.0

May

3.8

3.7

4.8

4.4

4.2

3.5

4.2

3.0

3.6

2.6

3.3

3.6

4.2

4.3

5.9