The government of the United Kingdom spent approximately ****million British pounds on income support in 2024/25, compared with ****million pounds in the previous financial year.

Income support is state benefit for people who are on a low income. A person with savings over PS16,000 cannot get Income Support, and savings over PS6,000 affect how much Income Support can be received. Claimants must be between 16 and state pension age work fewer than 16 hours a week, and have a reason why they are not actively seeking work The data represented here is an extract of data relating to Income Support and based on the 694 geographic data zones in Glasgow. Dataset covers years 1999 - 2013. Full UK datasets are available from DWP. ((c) Crown copyright 2009). All counts have been adjusted using a variant of controlled rounding to avoid the disclosure of any personal information. All cells have been rounded to base 5 and the total equals the sum of the disaggregation shown. Please note that any counts that are shown as zero may not be a 'real' zero. . Although all small area totals are within 5 of the true value, aggregating them to form Local Authority totals is not recommended due to the fact that it is the sum of rounded figures. Local Authority totals should therefore be obtained from the DWP Tabulation Tool. More information about the DWP their tabulation tool and collections can be located here. Further qualifications or limitations to the data can be examined here.. Data is correct at time of upload 2014:04:10T16:40:00 Licence: None

In the 3 years to March 2021, white British families were the most likely to receive a type of state support.

Quarterly statistics on the number of Work Focused Interviews attended by, and number of sanctions applied to, Income Support Lone Parent claimants. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/income-support-lone-parent-regime-figures-on-sanctions-and-work-focused-interviews--2

This statistical series has ended. The statistics are now included in our benefits statistical summaries and benefit sanctions statistics. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistical-summaries https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/jobseekers-allowance-sanctions

Source agency: Work and Pensions

Designation: Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: ISLP Regime

Latest estimates of take-up of income-related benefits for Great Britain covering: Income Support/Income-Related Employment and Support Allowance, Pension Credit & Housing Benefit. See: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up--2 which includes details of changes in benefits covered.

Source agency: Work and Pensions

Designation: Official Statistics

Language: English

The number of Income Support Allowance (IS) claimants by area for Glasgow. Income Support Allowance is a benefit payable to help people who are on low incomes who are not available for employment. It is claimed by those aged 16 or over not working or working under 16 hours per week (and/with partner who works under 24 hours. The links below download the data from the Office of National Statistics website (via an API). The datasets below cover the last two years but if you need additional historical data, contact us: data@glasgow.gov.uk Licence: None

These figures provide early estimates and are designed to give indicative, timely information; they are not a substitute for the National Statistics. The early estimates will be replaced by the quarterly National Statistics covering the same period when they are published. The National Statistics are the finalised figures. https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/early_ests.asp https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/index.php?page=statistical_summaries

NOTE: From January 2010 these will be release as part of the DWP Statistical Summary. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistical-summaries

Source agency: Work and Pensions

Designation: Experimental Official Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: Early Estimates for working age ISLP and ESA/IB

As of April 2025, there were over 7.7 million people on Universal Credit in Great Britain, compared with almost 6.7 million a year earlier.

United Kingdom State Support: BU:PC: Income Support data was reported at 0.000 % in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 % for 2012. United Kingdom State Support: BU:PC: Income Support data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 % from Mar 2011 (Median) to 2017, with 3 observations. United Kingdom State Support: BU:PC: Income Support data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Work and Pensions. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.H026: Contribution of State Support: Benefit Unit by Family Type.

As of the first quarter of 2025, there were estimated to be approximately 7.4 million people on Universal Credit in Great Britain, of which 4.31 million were women, and 3.1 million were men.

Latest estimates of take-up of income-related benefits for Great Britain covering: Income Support, Pension Credit, Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit and income-based Jobseeker's Allowance. NOTE: The release date for this publication was originally announced as May/June 2011 but has been delayed for further information see http://statistics.dwp.gov.uk/asd/index.php?page=news#estimates_of_takeup

Source agency: Work and Pensions

Designation: National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: Income Related Benefits: Estimates of Take-up

United Kingdom State Support: BU:CC: Income Support data was reported at 1.000 % in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1.000 % for 2016. United Kingdom State Support: BU:CC: Income Support data is updated yearly, averaging 1.000 % from Mar 2011 (Median) to 2017, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.000 % in 2013 and a record low of 1.000 % in 2017. United Kingdom State Support: BU:CC: Income Support data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Work and Pensions. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.H026: Contribution of State Support: Benefit Unit by Family Type.

Between 2018 and 2022, people in households in the ‘other’, Asian and black ethnic groups were the most likely to be in persistent low income, both before and after housing costs, out of all ethnic groups.

Table showing numbers and rates of income support claimants. Income Support is intended to help people on low incomes who do not have to be available for employment. It can normally be claimed by people who are: - aged 16 or over; - not working or working under 16 hours per week (and/or with a partner working under 24 hours); - not required to be available for full-time employment; and - in receipt of insufficient income to meet prescribed needs. The main types of people who receive it are lone parents, the long and short-term sick, people with disabilities and other special groups. Rates are as a percentage of all people aged 16-64 from ONS mid-year estimates. This dataset is based on 100% of claims so is not subject to any sampling error. In outputs figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Data relate to a single point in time, the reference date, and provide a snapshot of claims at that point. The reference date is the last day of the month in question. Data are not seasonally adjusted so any comparisons should be made year on year. Exercise caution when using time series as figures are affected by the introduction of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) in April 2003. After August 2003 there was a sharp decline in the total number of claimants. This is due to the migration of most existing Minimum Income Guarantee claimants (1.8 million) to Pension Credit, which was introduced in October 2003. Figures under 500 are subject to high sampling variation and should be used with caution. - These figures are missing. Download from NOMISweb https://www.nomisweb.co.uk