Economy, Labour Market and Income (cont’)
Number of claimants of key benefits (May 2016) Disability Living Allowance
22,510
State Pension
22,200
Employment and Support Allowance
13,230
Pension Credit
8,260
Carers Allowance
7,790
Income Support
5,080
Attendance Allowance
3,700 -
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
Deprivation Overall deprivation scores
Deprivation Measure Overall rank of deprivation Rank of total number of people regarded as being in 'Income Deprivation' Rank of the proportion of people regarded as being in 'Income Deprivation' Rank of total number of people regarded as being in 'Employment Deprivation' Rank of the proportion of people regarded as being in 'Employment Deprivation'
DCSDC rank 2
2 1 2 1
Ranks are based on the 11 council areas within Northern Ireland. A rank of ‘1’ indicates the most deprived council area whilst a rank of ‘11’ indicates the least deprived council area.