DEPRIVATION

Table 11 - Distribution of people within families1 that are dependent on Income Support in England
Thousands and per cent  ENGGO Region
   NE NW Y&H; EM WM E L SE SW
Level Population2 49,500 2,590 6,892 5,043 4,169 5,333 5,379 7,189 8,006 4,899
Level1 Persons dependent on IS Benefits 11,893 823 2,044 1,419 952 1,414 988 1,943 1,315 995
Per cent Dependants / Population 24.0 32 30 28 23 26.5 18 27 16 20
Per cent Dependants / Most deprived 20% of population 45.4 52 54 48 42 47.5 34 48 32 35

1: The number of people within families dependent on Income Support is a DTI estimate derived from the Income strand of the Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2000.
2: Populations are mid-1998 estimates and are not consistent with 2001 Census results.
Source: Calculations based on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2000, Neighbourhood Renewal Unit, ODPM