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Barnsley in Depth Children’s and Young People’s Report – 2008/09 InformationFigure 7.3.4 shows that Dearne North has had the highest rate over the past 5years; Stairfoot and St Helen’s have had highest rates in four of the last fiveyears. Stairfoot (-3%) and St Helen’s (-2.5%) showed significant falls inclaimants over the period but Dearne North showed little change over thesame period (-0.2%). The IS claimant rate in Royston ward has increased themost (+1.2%).Figure 7.3.4: Percentage Change in 16-24 Population Receiving Income Support -August 2004-2008Change in % of 16-24 year olds claiming Income Support between August 2004 and 2008(Source: Department for Work & Pensions)BarnsleyWorsbroughWombwellStairfootSt Helen'sRoystonRockinghamPenistone WestPenistone EastOld TownNorth EastMonk BrettonKingstoneHoyland MiltonDodworthDearne SouthDearne NorthDarton WestDarton EastDarfieldCudworthCentral-3.5-3.0-2.7-2.5-2.3-2.1-1.6-1.4-1.1-0.9-0.4-0.5-0.4-0.2-0.2-0.60.00.10.00.00.31.2-4.0 -3.5 -3.0 -2.5 -2.0 -1.5 -1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5% ChangeDisability Living Allowance (to under 16s)Disability Living Allowance is payable to people who are disabled before theage of 65 and need help with personal care, getting around or both. To getDLA the claimant must have needed help for three months (the qualifyingperiod) and be expected to need help for at least a further six months (theprospective test). People who could not qualify for Mobility Allowance orAttendance Allowance can get the lower rates of Disability Living Allowance.As at August 2008, there were 1,270 children under 16 in receipt of DisabilityLiving Allowance (2.8% of under-16 population), a slight increase (+0.4%) onthe August 2004 rate. There has been little change in this group: the highestward rate, the lowest ward rate and the upper and lower quartiles haveremained about the same over the 2004-2008 period (see Figure 7.3.5)- 115 -