DEPRIVATION
Table 11 - Distribution of people within families1 that are dependent on Income Support in England in 2001
Thousands and per cent			GO Region/Country
		England	North East	North West	Yorkshire and the Humber	East Midlands	West Midlands	East of England	London	South East	South West
Level	Population2	49,139	2,516	6,730	4,965	4,172	5,267	5,388	7,172	8,001	4,928
Level1	Persons dependent on IS Benefits	12,867	677	1,875	1,317	1,065	1,424	1,353	2,004	1,968	1,184
Per cent	Dependants / Population	26	27	28	27	26	27	25	28	25	24
Per cent	Dependants / Most deprived 20% of population	35	36	38	37	33	37	31	37	30	29
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 2004.
2: Populations are in line with 2001 Census results.
Source: Calculations based on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2004, Neighbourhood Renewal Unit, DCLG