Statistics Norway

Social assistance

6   Recipients of social assistance, by main source of income and family cycle phase. 20041, 2
Family cycle phase Total Salary Employment
measures
Pension Scholarship/
pension
Social
assistance
Other Unknown
Total  132 067 14 020 3 725 47 768 2 462 60 653 3 193  246
                 
Single males 52 240 3 517 1 583 16 717  995 28 201 1 126  101
- 19 years 3 376  143  146  111  337 2 451  174 14
20 - 24" 11 028  767  547 1 481  468 7 444  303 18
25 - 44 " 25 614 1 924  718 8 456  179 13 782  505 50
45 - 66 " 11 343  677  172 5 973 11 4 359  135 16
67 -     "  879 6 -  696 -  165 9 3
                 
Single females 28 889 2 662  662 12 151  884 11 963  529 38
- 19 years 2 508  168 67  123  366 1 663  112 9
20 - 24 " 6 351  723  268 1 174  360 3 674  147 5
25 - 44 " 10 289 1 127  249 4 559  144 4 003  188 19
45 - 66 " 7 701  636 78 4 981 14 1 918 70 4
67 -     " 2 040 8 - 1 314 -  705 12 1
                 
Single parents 18 673 3 154  424 9 433  184 5 008  446 24
Males 2 363  411 61 1 054 14  784 32 7
Females 16 310 2 743  363 8 379  170 4 224  414 17
                 
Couples without children 17 305 1 878  525 5 009  279 9 046  513 55
                 
Couples with children 14 953 2 808  531 4 458  120 6 434  578 24
                 
Unknown 7 1 - - - 1 1 4
1  Includeds benefits to refugees and immigrants for some municipalities.
2  A number of figures has been corrected March 2 2006.

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