11.6 Income Sources

For remand inmates prior to entering prison, a greater proportion of females than males were receiving a benefit (males 27%, females 59%) while a greater proportion of males than females were in paid employment (males 35%, females 8%).

Table 11-12 Source of income prior to entering prison of remand inmates

Source of income

Female

Male

Total

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Paid work

6

8.2%

379

35.4%

385

33.6%

Unemployment benefit/community wage

18

24.7%

221

20.6%

239

20.9%

Domestic Purposes Benefit/ G.R.I. Benefit

13

17.8%

10

0.9%

23

2.0%

Sickness or invalids benefit

12

16.4%

61

5.7%

73

6.4%

“Proceeds of crime”

2

2.7%

42

3.9%

44

3.8%

Other/Unknown

22

30.1%

359

33.5%

381

33.3%

Total

73

100.0%

1072

100.0%

1145

100.0%

Percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding.