§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the latest figures available for people claiming income support(a) by gender, (b) by region, (c) by marital status, (d) with dependants and (e) in total.
§ 1. Mr. BurtThe available information is in the table.
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Income support recipients Type of recipient Number (thousands) Gender Male 2,770 Female 3,001 Region North Eastern 839 London North 1,018 South western 411 Wales 312 Midlands 912 North Western 812 Scotland 553 London South 915 Living with a Partner Single 4,759 With partner 1,012 Dependants With dependants 1,658 No dependants 4,113 Total claimants 5,771 Notes:
Source: Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry, August 1993.
2. Figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand and may not sum to the total given.
3. Regions are the Social Security Administrative Regions used by the Department prior to 1988.
4. Marital status information from Quarterly Enquiries is limited to whether the recipient is single or living with a partner.
5. Dependants are defined as young people under the age of 19 still living in the parental home.