Area Type Information: Districts

This section gives some information about the type of geographical area to which the area being profiled in this report belongs:

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Working Age Benefit Claimants

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Working Age Benefit Claimants

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
Working age: % claiming benefits - August 2009	14.62	14.29	12.58	15.45
Working age: % Job Seeker claimants - August 2009	3.45	3.37	3.29	4.01
Working age: % Incapacity Benefits claimants - August 2009	6.69	6.55	5.24	6.70
Working age: % Lone Parent claimants - August 2009	1.51	1.46	1.57	1.95
Working age: % Carer claimants - August 2009	1.22	1.19	0.96	1.09
Working age: % Others on Income Related Benefit - August 2009	0.54	0.53	0.42	0.50
Working age: % Disabled claimants - August 2009	0.99	0.97	0.87	0.98
Working age: % Bereaved claimants - August 2009	0.22	0.22	0.23	0.23
Working age: % Unknown - August 2009	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Working age population - 2008	498,881	498,881	3,485,960	31,937,600
Source - DWP Information Directorate

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Child Tax Credit

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Child Tax Credit

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
Total number of families receiving child benefits - 2006	90,410	90,410	671,790	N/A
___- % claiming Child Tax Credit	90.70	90.70	77.84	N/A
___- % claiming Child Tax Credit in work	73.75	73.75	62.28	N/A
___- % claiming Child Tax Credit out of work	16.90	16.90	15.57	N/A
___- % claiming Child Tax Credit who are lone parents	25.77	25.77	24.63	N/A
All children eligible for child benefits - 2006	161,155	161,155	1,212,530	N/A
___- % in families claiming Child Tax Credit	84.87	84.87	74.61	N/A
___- % in families in work claiming Child Tax Credit	67.17	67.17	58.18	N/A
___- % in families out of work claiming Child Tax Credit	17.70	17.70	16.43	N/A
___- % with lone parents claiming Child Tax Credit	23.92	23.92	23.03	N/A
Source - HM revenue and customs

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Pension Credit Claimants

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Pension Credit Claimants

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
Total population aged 60 and over - 2007	203,400	203,372	1,126,900	9,644,500
- % claiming pension credit	21.51	21.51	20.16	23.73
No of pension credit claimants - Guarantee Credit - 2007	N/A	10,115	58,585	695,445
Source - DWP

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Disability Living Allowance (DLA)

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Disability Living Allowance (DLA)

	Selected Areas	Norfolk	East of England	England
Total number of DLA Claimants - August 2009	39,725	39,725	223,095	2,537,330
Total number of DLA claimants aged under 16 - August 2009	4,700	4,700	30,030	273,940
% of total DLA claimants aged under 16 - August 2009	11.83	11.83	13.46	10.80
Total population aged 0-15 - 2008	143,217	143,217	1,086,350	9,669,500
DLA Claimants aged under 16 per 1,000 child population (aged 0-15) - August 2009	32.82	32.82	27.64	28.33
Source - DWP Information Directorate

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