An Economic Profile of the Glenrothes Area - Home Page

Benefit Claimants• During 2010 there were a total of 6,341benefit claimants in the area.• On average this is 11.8% more than the pre-recession 2008 average.Figure 6: Average Number of Benefit Claimants in the Glenrothes Area 2006-20106,4006,200Number of Benefit Claimants6,0005,8005,6005,4005,2002006 2007 2008 2009 2010Source: Claimant Count Dataset, NomisThe distribution of benefit claimants in the Glenrothes area is illustrated in the map below.Map 1: Average Number of Benefit Claimants in the Glenrothes Area during 2010Source: Claimant Count Dataset, Nomis8