In 2021/22, 60 percent of households in Nort Eas 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 June 01, 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 June 01, 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: June 01, 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 June 01, 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/