Table 2 Distribution of household income, welfare benefit variables and type of award by group allocation
Intervention (n = 59) | Control (n = 58) | Total (n = 117) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Distribution of household income and welfare benefit variables | Median (Min, Max) | Median (Min, Max) | Median (Min, Max) |
Initial weekly disposable household Income in £ | 190 (40, 782) | 195 (-12*, 711) | 190 (-12*, 782) |
Amounts of additional benefits received per week in £ | 60 (10, 118) | 38 (4, 137) | 55 (4, 137) |
Total arrears received as a lump sum per household in £† | 563 (50, 3627) | 338 (70, 3935) | 483 (50, 3935) |
Time between welfare assessment and start of financial benefit in weeks | 16 (1, 78) | 10 (1, 39) | 14 (1, 78) |
Time between start of financial benefit and first follow-up health questionnaire after welfare assessment in weeks **‡ | 11 (-26, 24) | 8 (-15, 23) | 9(-26, 24) |
Type of Award | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) |
Received only financial award(s) | 12 (20.3) | 19 (32.8) | 31 (26.5) |
Received only a non-financial award(s) | 10 (16.9) | 6 (10.3) | 16 (13.7) |
Received both a financial and non-financial award | 12 (20.3) | 9 (15.5) | 21 (17.9) |
Received some type of award | 34 (57.6) | 34 (58.6) | 68 (58.1) |
Received no award(s) | 25 (42.4) | 24 (41.4) | 49 (41.9) |