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Table 3.5: Claimants of key benefits by client group, Scotland and GB May 1999
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claimant group |
Scotland |
GB |
Scotland as a %of GB |
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number of claimants (000s) |
% of working population1 |
number of claimants (000s) |
% of working population2 |
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Working family |
78 |
2 |
759 |
2 |
10 |
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Unemployed |
131 |
4 |
1,208 |
3 |
11 |
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Sick/disabled |
346 |
11 |
2,868 |
8 |
12 |
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Lone parents |
85 |
3 |
917 |
3 |
9 |
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Others |
23 |
1 |
246 |
1 |
10 |
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All people |
662 |
21 |
5,998 |
17 |
11 |
Source: Department of Social Security
1 Population of working age in Scotland - mid 1998
2 Population of working age in GB - mid 1998
Table 3.6: Percentage of individuals
below mean and half mean income by family type (including self-employed and
after housing costs) Scotland and GB, 1994/5 to 1996/71,2
Please note that table 3.6 hasbeen amended since publication.
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Family Type |
Scotland % |
GB % |
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below mean |
below half mean |
below mean |
below half mean |
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1994/5 |
1996/7 |
1994/5 |
1996/7 |
1994/5 |
1996/7 |
1994/5 |
1996/7 |
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- pensioner couple |
72 |
72 |
29 |
23 |
72 |
70 |
23 |
23 |
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- single pensioner |
81 |
80 |
(29) |
(35) |
78 |
78 |
(32) |
(34) |
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- couple with children |
(63) |
(68) |
19 |
(23) |
65 |
65 |
(23) |
(23) |
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- couple without children |
41 |
39 |
11 |
12 |
40 |
40 |
12 |
12 |
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- single with children |
93 |
91 |
(54) |
(59) |
91 |
93 |
(55) |
(63) |
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- single without children |
57 |
58 |
(22) |
25 |
55 |
56 |
23 |
25 |
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All family types (%) |
62 |
63 |
22 |
25 |
62 |
62 |
24 |
25 |
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All family types (millions) |
3.0 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
34.4 |
34.8 |
13.2 |
14.1 |
Source: Department of Social Security
1 Estimates in brackets ( ) are particularly uncertain due to small sample
sizes.
2 Small changes in estimates from year to year, particularly at the bottom
of the income distribution, may not be significant.
Please note that table 3.6 hasbeen amended since publication.
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