Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of UC claimant participants
| Area of residence | Gateshead (n=22) | Newcastle (n=10) |
| South Tyneside (n=1) | ||
| Gender | Female (n=13) | Male (n=20) |
| Age range 21–63 years | 21–30 | 5 |
| 31–40 | 11 | |
| 41–50 | 5 | |
| 51–60 | 9 | |
| 60–65 | 3 | |
| Partnership status | Single | 28 |
| Living with partner | 5 | |
| Households with U18s | 8 | |
| Benefits received | UC | 32 |
| Personal Independence Payment (PIP) | 3 | |
| Employment Support Allowance (ESA) | 1 | |
| Employment status | Employed | 2 |
| Not in paid employment | 31 | |
| Volunteer | 12 | |
| Housing status | Local Authority/Council | 14 |
| Private rented | 7 | |
| Housing Association | 6 | |
| Homeless | 3 | |
| Living with parents | 2 | |
| Owner occupier | 1 | |
| Disability/health issues | Self-reported mental health issues | 20* |
| Self-reported learning disability | 2 | |
| Other self-reported long-term health conditions | 15* |
*Some participants reported both mental and physical health conditions.
UC, Universal Credit.