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DWP Working-Age Client Group by Ward
Department for Work and Pensions
Updated over 6 years ago
All people of working-age claiming benefits. Data presented here by gender, out-of-work group and those aged under 25.Figures under 500 are subject to high sampling variation and should be used with caution.The rates are calculated using resident working-age ONS population mid-year estimates (from NOMIS)The benefits totals come from DWP and are available from NOMIS. https://www.nomisweb.co.ukOther benefits data for small areas...
Children in Out-of-Work Benefit Households, Ward and Borough
Department for Work and Pensions
Updated over 6 years ago
Children in out-of-work benefit households by age and ward and borough. The numbers and percentages of children living in households where a parent or guardian claimed out-of-work benefits. Children of Working-age DWP Clients.Data represent a snapshot as at 31 May. Data represent the number of children dependent on a parent or guardian who is claiming one or a combination of...
Housing Benefit Claimants, Borough
Department for Work and Pensions
Updated over 6 years ago
Housing Benefit Caseload by month (each May since 2009), by age group, employment status and tenure.Housing Benefit claimant statistics are derived from the Single Housing Benefit Extract (SHBE). SHBE is compiled from monthly returns of housing benefit claimants from each individual local authority. Recording and clerical errors can occur within SHBE - for this reason, no reliance should be placed...
Working-age Client Group (Claimants of Key Benefits), Borough
Department for Work and Pensions
Updated over 6 years ago
This dataset is no longer being updated because the data has been discontinued. Working Age Client Group (number of working-age people who are claiming one or more key DWP benefits), rates, and numbers. Out of work benefit claimants, and rates.Key out-of-work benefits consists of the benefit stat groups (Job seeker, ESA and incapacity benefits, Lone parent, and Others on income...
Job Seekers Allowance Claimants, Borough
Department for Work and Pensions
Updated over 6 years ago
Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) replaced Unemployment Benefit and Income Support for unemployed people on 7th October 1996. It is payable to people under state pension age who are available for and actively seeking work. Participants in some government training schemes are able to claim JSA. In addition to signing an agreement with Job Centre Plus stipulating work restrictions and a...
Income Support Claimants, Borough
Department for Work and Pensions
Updated over 6 years ago
Numbers and rates of income support claimants.Income Support is intended to help people on low incomes who do not have to be available for employment. It can normally be claimed by people who are: - aged 16 or over; - not working or working under 16 hours per week (and/or with a partner working under 24 hours); - not required...
Incapacity Benefit Claimants, Borough
Department for Work and Pensions
Updated over 6 years ago
Incapacity Benefit (IB) replaced Sickness Benefit and Invalidity Benefit from 13 April 1995. It is paid to people who are assessed as being incapable of work and who meet certain contribution conditions.There are three rates of Incapacity Benefit. There are two short-term rates: the lower rate (IBST(L)) is paid for the first 28 weeks of sickness and the higher rate...
State Pension Recipients, Borough
Department for Work and Pensions
Updated about 7 years ago
The State Pension was first introduced on 1 January 1909. The foundation of a universal contribution-related basic State Pension was laid in the 1940s. There are two main types of State Pension: contributory and non-contributory. Contributory State Pension consists of any combination of a Basic Pension (BP), Additional Pension (AP) or Graduated Retirement Benefit (GRB). Non-contributory pension consists of a...
Employment and Support Allowance Claimants
Department for Work and Pensions
Updated about 7 years ago
Numbers and rates of people claiming Employment Support Allowance.Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) replaced Incapacity Benefit and Income Support paid on the grounds of incapacity for new claims from 27th October 2008.
Pension Credit Claimants, Borough
Department for Work and Pensions
Updated about 7 years ago
Pension Credit was introduced in October 2003.It is a non-contributory, income-related benefit. Its purposes are: To lift the poorest pensioners out of poverty by providing a contribution to a minimum guaranteed income for those aged 60 and over living in Great Britain. To reward those aged 65 and over who have made modest provision for their retirement. It is not...