Research Questions Group Definition Reason Numbers Physical Claiming Large volume of long 2,480 claiming Incapacity disability Incapacity Benefit term claimants. Benefit/Employment Support (IB)/Employment Change from Allowance who are not and Support Incapacity Benefit to classified in the and ‘Mental Allowance (ESA) Employment Support Behavioural Disorders’ group. and not in the Allowance via Work [1] and Capability ‘Mental Behavioural Assessment. Disorders’ group Poor mental Claiming IB/ESA volume of long 2,040 claiming Incapacity health classified by DWP term claimants Benefit/Employment Support (or learning as and Allowance classified in the ‘Mental disability) Behavioural and Behavioural ‘Mental Disorders’ Disorders’ group. [1] Large Two adults with High costs of 377 claiming Housing family three or more housing and high Benefit/Council Tax Support, children child costs. Child half were living in private Benefit freeze from rented accommodation and 2011. one third had earned income. [2] Single Living alone 17 - Impact of housing 237 claiming Housing person - 34 years and changes to Benefit/Council Tax Support, Housing Benefit - half were in receipt of a Local Housing disability benefit. [2] Allowance Lone One adult and at Large number of 667 claiming Housing parent least one child claimants and Benefit/Council Tax Support, – young under 5 years of children affected. seven out of ten were in child(ren) age private rented accommodation and more than one quarter (28%) had earned income. [2] Lone One adult and at Lone parents 1,359 claiming Housing parent least one child transferred from Benefit/Council Tax Support, – aged 5 to 16 Income Support to half had earned income and child(ren) years, no children Job Seekers nearly half (45%) were in under 5 years. Allowance when private rented accommodation. youngest [2] reaches 5 years.
Group Definition Reason Numbers Physical disability Claiming Incapacity Benefit (IB)/Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and not in the ‘Mental and Behavioural Disorders’ group Large volume of long term claimants. Change from Incapacity Benefit to Employment Support Allowance via Work Capability Assessment. 2,480 claiming Incapacity Benefit/Employment Support Allowance who are not classified in the ‘Mental and Behavioural Disorders’ group. [1] Poor mental health (or learning disability) Claiming IB/ESA classified by DWP as ‘Mental and Behavioural Disorders’ volume of long term claimants 2,040 claiming Incapacity Benefit/Employment Support Allowance classified in the ‘Mental and Behavioural Disorders’ group. [1] Large family Two adults with three or more children High costs of housing and high child costs. Child Benefit freeze from 2011. 377 claiming Housing Benefit/Council Tax Support, half were living in private rented accommodation and one third had earned income. [2] Single person - Living alone 17 - 34 years Impact of housing and changes to Housing Benefit - Local Housing Allowance 237 claiming Housing Benefit/Council Tax Support, half were in receipt of a disability benefit. [2] Lone parent – young child(ren) One adult and at least one child under 5 years of age Large number of claimants and children affected. 667 claiming Housing Benefit/Council Tax Support, seven out of ten were in private rented accommodation and more than one quarter (28%) had earned income. [2] Lone parent – child(ren) One adult and at least one child aged 5 to 16 years, no children under 5 years. Lone parents transferred from Income Support to Job Seekers Allowance when youngest reaches 5 years. 1,359 claiming Housing Benefit/Council Tax Support, half had earned income and nearly half (45%) were in private rented accommodation. [2] Research Questions
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