4.6 Income support, job seekers allowance claim rates, annual income and unemployment rates
Tiverton parish shows higher level of economic need than the remaining parishes, with unemployment levels higher than the district and county average, a higher level of income support claims, more households on incomes below £20,000, and a lower gross weekly pay average.
4.6.1
Income Support claim rates (2004)
Source: Department for Work and Pensions
4.6.2 Job Seeker Allowance claim rates (2004)
Source: Department for Work and Pensions
4.6.4 In December 2005, the average gross weekly pay by residence was £386.70 in Mid Devon, £407.30 for the South West region and £433.10 for Great Britain. Mid Devon’s average was 89.3% of the national average. Measured by workplace, Mid
Devon’s average gross weekly pay was £381.9 compared with the South West Region average of £401.00 and the Great Britain average of £433.10. By this measure, Mid Devon’s average was 88.4% of the national average.
4.6.5 Given the higher rates of income support in Tiverton parish, it can be inferred that the gross average weekly pay by residence for this parish is below 89.3% of the national average.
4.6.7 Tiverton market town area has one job centre located in Tiverton.
Percentage of annual incomes below
£20,000 (2004)
Source: CACI 2004
Unemployment as a proportion of
working age resident population (April 2005)
Source: Office for National Statistics
Exe Valley Community Strategic Plan 4 February 2007
The Exe Valley Plan -
