INCOME SUPPORT CLAIMANTS

Table 10(b)(i) - Minimum Income Guarantee¹ Income Support claimants as a proportion of the 60+ population²

Per cent		UK	GO Region/Country									ENG
			NE	NW	Y&H;	EM	WM	E	L	SE	SW		WAL	SC	NI
1999	February	14.0	16.7	16.2	14.8	12.4	15.3	10.9	16.9	9.6	10.8	13.4	14.2	15.7	25.1
	May	14.0	16.7	16.2	14.9	12.5	15.3	10.9	16.9	9.6	10.8	13.5	14.3	15.7	25.0
	August	14.0	16.8	16.2	15.1	12.6	15.4	10.9	17.0	9.5	10.8	13.5	14.4	15.7	25.2
	November	14.0	16.9	16.1	15.1	12.6	15.4	10.9	17.1	9.5	10.8	13.5	14.3	15.6	25.3
2000	February	13.8	16.7	15.9	14.9	12.4	15.1	10.6	17.0	9.2	10.5	13.3	14.2	15.2	25.0
	May	13.8	17.0	16.0	15.0	12.5	15.3	10.7	17.0	9.3	10.5	13.3	14.3	15.5	25.1
	August	14.0	17.3	16.3	15.2	12.6	15.3	10.8	17.2	9.4	10.6	13.5	14.6	15.8	25.3
	November	14.4	17.6	16.6	15.6	12.8	15.7	11.2	17.5	9.6	11.0	13.8	14.8	16.2	25.8
2001	February	14.3	17.5	16.6	15.6	12.8	15.7	11.1	17.6	9.6	10.9	13.8	14.7	16.3	25.7
	May	14.7	17.9	17.0	15.9	13.2	16.0	11.3	17.7	9.9	11.1	14.1	15.1	16.7	25.7
	August	14.8	18.3	17.2	16.1	13.5	16.3	11.4	17.8	9.9	11.3	14.3	15.2	16.9	25.9
	November	14.9	18.3	17.3	16.1	13.5	16.4	11.4	17.8	10.0	11.3	14.3	15.2	17.0	26.1
2002	February	14.7	18.3	17.1	16.0	13.3	16.3	11.2	18.0	9.8	11.2	14.2	15.1	16.8	25.7
	May	14.8	18.4	17.2	16.1	13.5	16.4	11.3	18.1	9.8	11.1	14.2	15.1	17.0	25.7
	August	14.9	18.8	17.2	16.0	13.6	16.6	11.4	18.2	9.8	11.2	14.3	15.3	17.2	25.9
	November	15.0	18.8	17.4	16.3	13.6	16.7	11.5	18.3	9.9	11.2	14.4	15.2	17.3	26.0
2003	February	15.0	18.9	17.3	16.2	13.6	16.8	11.4	18.3	9.9	11.3	14.4	15.2	17.4	26.1
	May	15.1	19.0	17.4	16.2	13.7	16.9	11.4	18.4	9.9	11.3	14.5	15.4	17.5	26.2
	August	15.3	19.3	17.6	16.4	13.9	17.1	11.5	18.6	10.1	11.6	14.7	15.7	17.8	26.6

1: ‘Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) claimants’ are defined as a benefit unit where the claimant and/or partner are aged 60 or over. Therefore, ‘MIG claimants’ includes
claimants who are under 60 where their partner is 60 or over.
2: MIG was replaced with Pension Credit in October 2003.

Table 10(b)(ii) - Pension Credit claimants as a proportion of the 60+ population

Per cent		UK	GO Region/Country									ENG
			NE	NW	Y&H;	EM	WM	E	L	SE	SW		WAL	SC	NI
2003	November1	..	22.6	20.0	19.0	15.9	19.4	12.8	20.2	11.9	14.2	16.8	18.0	20.4	..

1: Northern Ireland (and therefore UK) figures unavailable at time of going to press.
Source: Information and Analysis Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions, and Department for Social Development, Northern Ireland