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Claimants who either a) were claiming Income Support (stocks) on the count date, b) ended a claim (off-flows) during the previous accounting month or c) started a new claim (on-flows) during the previous accounting month. Source: Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Publisher: Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Geographies: Local Authority District (LAD), County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region (GOR), National Geographic coverage: Great Britain Time coverage: 1999 to 2009 Type of data: Administrative data Notes: Income Support can be paid to a person who # is in Great Britain # is aged 16 or over # is not working 16 hours or more a week # has less money coming in than the law says they need to live on.