Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 28 June 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of claimant off-flows from jobseeker's allowance were due to the claimant claiming incapacity benefit for each of the last 10 years in (a) the UK, (b) England and Wales and (c) Birkenhead.
Information is not available prior to 1998; the available information is in the table.
United Kingdom | England | |||
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JSA off-flow to IB | Percentage of total JSA off-flow | JSA off-flow to IB | Percentage of total JSA off-flow | |
May 1998 | 12,235 | 4.2 | 9,375 | 4.0 |
May 1999 | 15,410 | 4.8 | 11,580 | 4.5 |
May 2000 | 9,805 | 4.1 | 7,305 | 3.9 |
May 2001 | 9,345 | 4.4 | 6,970 | 4.2 |
May 2002 | 9,615 | 4.2 | 7,220 | 4.0 |
May 2003 | 7,870 | 4.0 | 5,975 | 3.8 |
May 2004 | 9,465 | 3.8 | 7,240 | 3.6 |
May 2005 | 7,560 | 4.0 | 5,725 | 3.7 |
Wales | Birkenhead parliamentary constituency | |||
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JSA off-flow to IB | Percentage of total JSA off-flow | JSA off-flow to IB | Percentage of total JSA off-flow | |
May 1998 | 870 | 5.4 | 30 | 4.6 |
May 1999 | 1,070 | 5.8 | 45 | 5.7 |
May 2000 | 675 | 5.0 | 25 | 4.1 |
May 2001 | 655 | 5.3 | 30 | 5.7 |
May 2002 | 625 | 5.1 | 35 | 6.0 |
May 2003 | 530 | 5.0 | 15 | 3.3 |
May 2004 | 600 | 4.5 | 25 | 4.4 |
May 2005 | 525 | 5.2 | 20 | 3.8 |
Notes:
1.Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.
2.Percentages have been given to 1 decimal place.
3.Figures do not include a small number of clerical cases.
4.There a small number of claimants who flow off JSA with an unknown destination recorded—it is possible that some of these claimants may have also flowed from JSA to IB. Therefore the above figures may be a slight undercount.
Source:
Count of unemployment-related benefits, jobcentre plus computer systems.
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