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Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiry: May 2003

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Income Support

This publication presents data from the Income Support (IS) Quarterly Statistical Enquiry (QSE) which covers claimants in Great Britain. Its main purpose is to:

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Contents

Section 1: Caseload: key characteristics and average payments

Table 1.1 Income Support claimants by statistical group (thousands)
Table 1.2 Income Support claimants by statistical group (percentages)
Table 1.3 Average weekly payment made to Income Support claimants by statistical group
Table 1.4 Income support claimants by age and gender
Table 1.5 Average weekly payments made to Income Support claimants by age and gender
Table 1.6 Income Support claimants by family type
Table 1.7 Average weekly payments made to Income Support claimants by family type

Section 2: Main Claimant Groups

Table 2.1 Income Support claimants aged 60 or over (MIG) by age and gender
Table 2.2 Income Support claimants aged 60 or over (MIG) by family type
Table 2.3 Income Support claimants aged 60 or over (MIG) bud duration of current claim, age and gender
Table 2.4 Beneficiaries of Income Support claimants aged 60 or over (MIG) by type and Government Office Region (GOR)
Table 2.5 Partners and dependants of Income Support claimants aged 60 or over (MIG)
Table 2.6 Average weekly amount paid to Income Support claimants aged 60 or over (MIG) by age and gender
Table 2.7 Income Support claimants with a disability premium by age and gender
Table 2.8 Income Support claimants with a disability premium by family type
Table 2.9 Income Support claimants with a disability premium by duration of current claim, age, and gender
Table 2.10 Beneficiaries of Income Support claimants with a disability premium by type and Government Office Region (GOR)
Table 2.11 Partners and dependants of Income Support claimants with a disability premium
Table 2.12 Average weekly amount paid to Income Support claimants with a disability premium by age and gender
Table 2.13 Single Income Support claimants with dependants by premium group
Table 2.14 Lone parent Income Support claimants by age and gender
Table 2.15 Lone parent Income Support claimants by duration of current claim, age and gender
Table 2.16 Beneficiaries of lone parent Income Support claimants by type and Government Office Region (GOR)
Table 2.17 Dependants of lone parent Income Support claimants
Table 2.18 Average weekly amount paid to lone parent Income Support claimants by age and gender
Table 2.19 Other Income Support claimants by age and gender
Table 2.20 Other Income Support claimants by family type
Table 2.21 Other Income Support claimants by duration of current claim, age and gender
Table 2.22 Beneficiaries of other Income Support claimants by type and Government Office Region (GOR)
Table 2.23 Partners and dependants of other Income Support claimants
Table 2.24 Average weekly amount paid to other Income Support claimants by age gender

Section 3: Length of time on Income Support

Table 3.1 Income Support claimants by duration of current claim
Table 3.2 Income Support claimants by duration of current claim and statistical group
Table 3.3 Income Support claimants by duration of current claim, age and gender
Table 3.4 Income Support claimants by duration of current claim and range of weekly IS payment

Section 4: Regional analysis-Government Office Region (GOR)

Table 4.1 Income Support claimants by GOR
Table 4.2 Income Support claimants by GOR and statistical group
Table 4.3 Beneficiaries of Income Support by type and GOR
Table 4.4 Average weekly payment of Income Support by GOR and statistical group
Table 4.5 Income Support claimants by GOR and duration of current claim

Section 5: Claimants, partners and dependants

Table 5.1 Beneficiaries of Income Support by type
Table 5.2 Income support claimants by age and gender
Table 5.3 Partners and dependants of Income Support claimants
Table 5.4 Income Support claimants by age and number of dependants
Table 5.5 Income Support claimants with dependants by number and average weekly payment
Table 5.6 Partners of Income Support claimants by age and statistical group
Table 5.7 Income Support claimants by gender, marital status and statistical group

Section 6: Premium payments

Table 6.1 Income Support claimants with premiums by type and numbers
Table 6.2 Income Support claimants with premiums by type, number and statistical group
Table 6.3 Income Support claimants with premiums by number and age
Table 6.4 Income Support claimants with premiums by family and premium type
Table 6.5 Income Support premium combinations

Section 7: Special category cases

Table 7.1 Special category Income Support claimants by type
Table 7.2 Special category Income Support claimants by type and age
Table 7.3 Average weekly amount paid to special category Income Support claimants

Section 8: Claimants of Residential Allowance (and historical RCNH)

Table 8.1 Income support claimants of residential allowance (and historical RCNH)
Table 8.2 Average weekly payments made to Income Support claimants of residential allowance (and historical RCNH)
Table 8.3 Income Support claimants of residential allowance (and historical RCNH) by age and gender
Table 8.4 Income Support claimants of residential allowance by age and Government Office Region (GOR)
Table 8.5 Average weekly payments made to Income Support claimants of residential allowance by Government Office Region (GOR)

Section 9: Housing costs

Table 9.1 Income Support claimants with housing costs by type
Table 9.2 Average weekly amount paid to Income Support claimants for housing costs by type
Table 9.3 Income Support claimants with housing costs by statistical group
Table 9.4 Income Support claimants with housing costs by average weekly amount and statistical group

Section 10: Income and other benefits

Table 10.1 Income Support claimants, partners and dependants with income taken into account against average weekly benefit
Table 10.2 Income Support claimants with income taken into account or disregarded, by number and type of items
Table 10.3 Income Support partners and dependants with income taken into account or disregarded, by number and type of items
Table 10.4 Free welfare foods

Section 11: Income Support claimants with capital

Table 11.1 Income Support claimants with capital, by age; claimants not in residential accommodation
Table 11.2 Income Support claimants with capital, by age: claimants in residential accommodation

Section 12: Deductions from benefit

Table 12.1 Deductions from Income Support payments by type
Table 12.2 Deductions from Income Support payments by type and average weekly amount
Table 12.3 Deductions from Income Support payments by statistical group

Section 13: Income Support flows

Table 13.1 All claimant Income Support flows:
Table 13.2 All claimant Income Support flows average weekly award
Table 13.3 Aged 60 or over (MIG) Income Support flows:
Table 13.4 Aged 60 or over (MIG) Income Support flows average weekly award
Table 13.5 Lone parent Income Support flows
Table 13.6 Lone parent Income Support flows average weekly award
Table 13.7 Income Support claimants with a disability premium
Table 13.8 Income Support claimants with a disability premium: average weekly award
Table 13.9 Other Income Support flows
Table 13.10 Other Income Support flows average weekly award
Table 13.11 Income Support claimants by previous group

Section 14: Full Income Support caseload - pre JSA: 1993 to 1996

Table 14.1 Full Income Support caseload - pre JSA
Table 14.2 Average weekly payments made to the full Income Support caseload - pre JSA: 1993 to 1996
Table 14.3 Beneficiaries of the full Income Support caseload - pre JSA: 1993 to 1996
Table 14.4 Full Income Support caseload with housing costs (1) - pre JSA: 1993 to 1996
Table 14.5 Deductions from the full Income Support caseload - pre JSA: 1993 and 1996

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