Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 10 February 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people left incapacity benefit to return to work in each year since 1997.
National data are available only for benefit leavers returning to work who report this to the Department. Research suggests the numbers actually returning to work is significantly higher. In Pathways areas we are getting double the level of improvement in the number of recorded job entries compared to other areas. Between October 2003 and October 2004, 8,300 people were helped into work in the Pathways areas.
The available information is in the table.
Quarter ending | IB/SDA | IB | SDA |
---|---|---|---|
February 1999 | 6,500 | 6,200 | (38)200 |
May 1999 | 5,900 | 5,600 | (38)200 |
August 1999 | 5,100 | 4,900 | (38)200 |
November 1999 | 7,000 | 6,700 | (38)300 |
February 2000 | 5,300 | 5,100 | (38)200 |
May 2000 | 6,600 | 6,300 | (38)300 |
August 2000 | 6,800 | 6,400 | (38)300 |
November 2000 | 7,400 | 7,200 | (38)200 |
February 2001 | 6,100 | 6,000 | (38)100 |
May 2001 | 6,400 | 6,100 | (38)200 |
August 2001 | 6,600 | 6,500 | (38)100 |
November 2001 | 8,100 | 7,700 | (38)300 |
February 2002 | 5,100 | 5,000 | (38)100 |
May 2002 | 6,000 | 5,700 | (38)200 |
August 2002 | 5,800 | 5,600 | (38)200 |
November 2002 | 7,600 | 7,500 | (38)100 |
February 2003 | 4,900 | 4,800 | (39)— |
May 2003 | 6,200 | 6,100 | (38)200 |
August 2003 | 6,600 | 6,500 | (38)100 |
November 2003 | 7,200 | 7,000 | (38)200 |
February 2004 | 5,200 | 5,200 | (38)100 |
May 2004 | 6,200 | 6,100 | (38)100 |
August 2004 | 6,600 | 6,500 | (38)100 |
(38)Figures are based on very few sample cases and therefore subject to a high degree of sampling error and should be used as a guide to the current situation only.
(39)Nil or negligible.
Notes:
1.Figures are not available prior to February 1999.
2.Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
Source:
Information Directorate, 5 per cent. sample.
Yes1 person thinks so
No0 people think not
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