In 2021/22, 60 percent of households in North East England and Wales were receiving a type of state benefit, the highest among regions in the United Kingdom in that reporting year. By comparison, 40 percent of households in London were receiving benefits, the lowest in the UK.
Percentage of households receiving benefits in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by region
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Department for Work and Pensions UK. (March 23, 2023). Percentage of households receiving benefits in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/382858/uk-state-benefits-by-region/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Percentage of households receiving benefits in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by region." Chart. March 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382858/uk-state-benefits-by-region/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2023). Percentage of households receiving benefits in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382858/uk-state-benefits-by-region/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Percentage of Households Receiving Benefits in The United Kingdom in 2021/22, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382858/uk-state-benefits-by-region/
Department for Work and Pensions UK, Percentage of households receiving benefits in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382858/uk-state-benefits-by-region/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of households receiving benefits in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by region [Graph], Department for Work and Pensions UK, March 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/382858/uk-state-benefits-by-region/