Jobseeker's Allowance

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 19 October 2009.

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Photo of Jim Knight Jim Knight Minister of State (the South West), Regional Affairs, Minister of State (the South West), Department for Work and Pensions, Minister of State (Regional Affairs) (South West), The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions 2:30, 19 October 2009

From September 1997 to the end of September 2009, there was an 8.6 per cent. change in the number of jobseeker's allowance claimants in England, with a 96.3 per cent. change in Wellingborough parliamentary constituency. However, the hon. Gentleman will be pleased to hear that in September the number of people leaving JSA exceeded the numbers coming on to JSA by 51.