Income, earnings and benefits
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Gross disposable household income
The aggregate amount of money that all households have for spending or saving within an area
Personal incomes
Employees, self-employed and pensioners who are liable to pay income tax.
Average earnings and hours of work
Estimated figures by both place of residence and place of work
The real living wage
Private-sector estimates by place of work
Claimant Count figures
The Claimant Count - claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance plus those Universal Credit claimants required to seek work and be available for work
Universal Credit
Payment for people on a low income or out of work, and is replacing over time various in and out of work benefits
Claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance
Numbers are affected by the roll out of Universal Credit. No longer monitored monthly here. See the Claimant Count.
Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit
To be replaced over time by Universal Credit
Child Benefit
A payment to people bringing up children or a young person, and is designed to help with the extra costs this entails
Income Support
The current income support benefit which is to be replaced over time by Universal Credit
Housing Benefit and spare room subsidy withdrawal
Universal Credit will gradually replace Housing Benefit over time.
Employment and Support Allowance
Numerically, one of the largest working age benefits. Universal Credit will gradually replace this benefit over time.
Personal Independence Payments and Disability Living Allowances
Personal independence payments are replacing disability living allowances for people aged 16 to 64 from April 2013.
Working age benefits
Out-of-work and'in-work' benefits including Incapacity benefits (such as ESA), Income support, Jobseeker's Allowance, Universal Credit, PIP/DLA, Housing Benefit (and a few others) for the working age population. Shows relative caseloads for each benefit, and the combination of different benefits.
Attendance Allowance
Contribution towards help with personal care for persons aged 65 or over.
Capping of benefits
Figures by household for a particular point in time
State Pension and Pension Credit
Caseload numbers and average weekly benefits for Lancashire authorities