2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | |||||||||
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No. of Claimants | % of Claimants | No. of Claimants | % of Claimants | No. of Claimants | % of Claimants | No. of Claimants | % of Claimants | |||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | |||||
Total Number of Claimants | 59,514 | 146,109 | 397,892 | 399,896 | ||||||||
Region | ||||||||||||
East Midlands | 3,343 | 5.62% | 10,860 | 7.43% | 29,974 | 7.53% | 28,582 | 7.15% | ||||
East of England | 6,154 | 10.34% | 15,892 | 10.88% | 40,368 | 10.15% | 42,413 | 10.61% | ||||
London | 6,018 | 10.11% | 14,822 | 10.14% | 47,083 | 11.83% | 49,409 | 12.36% | ||||
North East England | 4,331 | 7.28% | 10,571 | 7.24% | 29,432 | 7.40% | 32,481 | 8.12% | ||||
North West England | 9,390 | 15.78% | 19,119 | 13.09% | 59,015 | 14.83% | 58,946 | 14.74% | ||||
South East England | 8,027 | 13.49% | 22,619 | 15.48% | 51,521 | 12.95% | 48,505 | 12.13% | ||||
South West England | 9,991 | 16.79% | 18,801 | 12.87% | 31,967 | 8.03% | 30,217 | 7.56% | ||||
Wales | 3,218 | 5.41% | 9,990 | 6.84% | 29,679 | 7.46% | 32,310 | 8.08% | ||||
West Midlands | 4,424 | 7.43% | 13,400 | 9.17% | 41,093 | 10.33% | 39,823 | 9.96% | ||||
Yorkshire & the Humber | 4,618 | 7.76% | 10,035 | 6.87% | 37,760 | 9.49% | 37,210 | 9.30% | ||||
Total | 59,514 | 146,109 | 397,892 | 399,896 | ||||||||
Gender | ||||||||||||
Female | 32,237 | 56.10% | 83,436 | 59.16% | 198,528 | 55.82% | 191,598 | 58.73% | ||||
Male | 25,222 | 43.90% | 57,590 | 40.84% | 157,136 | 44.18% | 134,664 | 41.27% | ||||
Total | 57,459 | 141,026 | 355,664 | 326,262 | ||||||||
Age Group | ||||||||||||
<25 | 6,181 | 10.95% | 14,076 | 10.05% | 31,247 | 8.69% | 32,839 | 9.67% | ||||
25–34 | 11,968 | 21.20% | 29,505 | 21.07% | 74,120 | 20.61% | 77,726 | 22.88% | ||||
35–44 | 11,496 | 20.36% | 29,674 | 21.19% | 79,556 | 22.12% | 75,721 | 22.29% | ||||
45–54 | 13,722 | 24.31% | 33,319 | 23.80% | 81,397 | 22.63% | 70,703 | 20.81% | ||||
55–64 | 12,013 | 21.28% | 31,090 | 22.21% | 80,261 | 22.32% | 68,760 | 20.24% | ||||
> 64 | 1,077 | 1.91% | 2,344 | 1.67% | 13,054 | 3.63% | 13,971 | 4.11% | ||||
Total | 56,457 | 140,008 | 359,635 | 339,720 | ||||||||
Ethnicity | ||||||||||||
Black/Asian/Mixed | 6,984 | 13.12% | 17,244 | 14.80% | 52,373 | 19.28% | 43,455 | 18.57% | ||||
White | 46,242 | 86.88% | 99,307 | 85.20% | 219,246 | 80.72% | 190,606 | 81.43% | ||||
Total | 53,226 | 116,551 | 271,619 | 234,061 | ||||||||
Limiting Long-term Conditions | ||||||||||||
Yes | 24,453 | 47.89% | 61,135 | 49.96% | 146,295 | 44.32% | 121,769 | 38.86% | ||||
No | 26,609 | 52.11% | 61,224 | 50.04% | 183,810 | 55.68% | 191,582 | 61.14% | ||||
Total | 51,062 | 122,359 | 330,105 | 313,351 | ||||||||
Mental Health Conditions | ||||||||||||
Yes | 5,387 | 29.52% | 15,033 | 29.03% | 35,082 | 29.13% | 30,820 | 29.26% | ||||
No | 12,860 | 70.48% | 36,758 | 70.97% | 85,370 | 70.87% | 74,509 | 70.74% | ||||
Total | 18,247 | 51,791 | 120,452 | 105,329 | ||||||||
Household Type | ||||||||||||
With Dependent Children | 13,189 | 32.99% | 32,866 | 37.51% | 77,752 | 38.24% | 68,250 | 38.76% | ||||
Without Dependent Children | 26,793 | 67.01% | 54,742 | 62.49% | 129,456 | 63.67% | 107,855 | 61.24% | ||||
Total | 39,982 | 87,608 | 203,327 | 176,105 | ||||||||
Housing Tenure | ||||||||||||
Owned/Mortgaged | 5,759 | 14.52% | 14,167 | 16.23% | 33,197 | 16.44% | 35,551 | 20.53% | ||||
Private Tenant | 11,487 | 28.96% | 25,493 | 29.21% | 59,256 | 29.35% | 52,943 | 30.57% | ||||
Council Tenant | 21,345 | 53.81% | 45,427 | 52.06% | 103,710 | 51.36% | 80,971 | 46.76% | ||||
Homeless | 1,073 | 2.71% | 2,179 | 2.50% | 5,748 | 2.85% | 3,714 | 2.14% | ||||
Total | 39,664 | 87,266 | 201,911 | 173,179 | ||||||||
Employment Status | ||||||||||||
Employed PT | 4,161 | 13.63% | 11,374 | 15.03% | 27,515 | 15.17% | 23,327 | 14.72% | ||||
Employed FT | 4,166 | 13.65% | 11,562 | 15.28% | 26,121 | 14.40% | 27,701 | 17.48% | ||||
Self-Employed | 1,270 | 4.16% | 3,613 | 4.78% | 9,134 | 5.04% | 9,424 | 5.95% | ||||
Unemployed | 20,924 | 68.56% | 49,108 | 64.91% | 118,589 | 65.39% | 98,000 | 61.85% | ||||
Total | 30,521 | 75,657 | 181,359 | 158,452 | ||||||||
Marital Status | ||||||||||||
Married/Cohabiting | 10,008 | 26.54% | 24,142 | 29.90% | 63,408 | 34.15% | 56,165 | 36.41% | ||||
Divorced/ Separated | 5,471 | 14.51% | 12,200 | 15.11% | 24,805 | 13.36% | 18,259 | 11.84% | ||||
Widowed | 1,020 | 2.70% | 2,279 | 2.82% | 4,812 | 2.59% | 3,547 | 2.30% | ||||
Single | 21,216 | 56.25% | 42,113 | 52.16% | 92,653 | 49.90% | 76,281 | 49.45% | ||||
Total | 37,715 | 80,734 | 185,678 | 154,252 |