INCOME SUPPORT CLAIMANTS

 

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

Per cent GO Region/Country
    North East North West Yorkshire and the Humber East Midlands West Midlands East of England London South East South West England Wales Scotland   Northern Ireland1
2003 Nov 22.4 19.9 18.9 16.0 19.2 13.5 20.0 11.9 14.2 16.8 18.1 20.3   25.9
2004 Feb 24.4 21.3 20.6 17.4 20.6 15.1 21.3 13.1 15.3 18.2 19.5 21.7   27.0
  May 26.5 22.9 22.6 19.4 22.4 16.8 22.8 14.5 16.7 19.8 21.3 23.7   28.4
  Aug 27.4 23.7 23.4 20.2 23.3 17.5 23.7 15.2 17.4 20.6 22.2 24.7   29.1
  Nov 27.7 24.0 23.7 20.5 23.7 17.8 24.0 15.5 17.6 20.9 22.6 25.0   30.2
20052 Feb 27.9 24.2 23.9 20.7 23.9 18.1 24.3 15.6 17.8 21.1 22.9 25.2   29.9
  May 28.1 24.4 24.2 20.9 24.1 18.3 24.5 15.8 18.0 21.4 23.1 25.5   30.2
  Aug 28.2 24.5 24.3 21.1 24.2 18.4 24.7 15.9 18.1 21.5 23.3 25.6   30.5
  Nov 28.3 24.6 24.4 21.2 24.3 18.5 24.9 16.0 18.2 21.6 23.4 25.6   30.5
1 Northern Ireland data are not directly comparable with the rest of the UK. See Definitions section.
2 2005 data calculated using mid 2004 population figures.
Source: DWP Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.