Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 15 March 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of (a) men and (b) women leaving (i) the New Deal for Young People and (ii) New Deal 25 Plus (A) found a sustained job, (B) returned to out-of-work benefit immediately on leaving the programme and (C) returned to out-of-work benefit within 12 months, in each year since each programme was established.
The available information is in the following tables.
New deal for young people | ||||
Immediate destination( 1) on leaving new deal for young people | ||||
Percentage of leavers to sustained employment( 2) | Percentage of leavers to employment and benefits( 3) | Percentage of leavers to out-of work benefits( 4) | Percentage returning to claim out-of-work benefits( 4) within 12 months of leaving the programme( 5) | |
Men | ||||
1998 | 53 | 3 | 10 | 38 |
1999 | 46 | 5 | 22 | 53 |
2000 | 44 | 4 | 24 | 55 |
2001 | 42 | 3 | 23 | 56 |
2002 | 41 | 3 | 22 | 55 |
2003 | 41 | 3 | 22 | 53 |
2004 | 39 | 3 | 21 | 52 |
2005 | 35 | 2 | 24 | — |
Women | ||||
1998 | 46 | 2 | 16 | 31 |
1999 | 42 | 5 | 28 | 42 |
2000 | 41 | 4 | 30 | 43 |
2001 | 40 | 3 | 29 | 45 |
2002 | 38 | 3 | 30 | 46 |
2003 | 38 | 3 | 30 | 45 |
2004 | 37 | 3 | 29 | 43 |
2005 | 34 | 2 | 30 | — |
New deal 25 plus | ||||
Immediate destination( 1) on leaving new deal 25 plus | ||||
Percentage of leavers to sustained employment( 2) | Percentage of leavers to employment and benefits( 3) | Percentage of leavers to out-of work benefits( 4) | Percentage returning to claim out-of work benefits( 4 ) within 12 months of leaving the programme( 5) | |
Men | ||||
1998 | — | — | — | 30 |
1999 | — | — | — | 33 |
2000 | — | — | — | 35 |
2001 | 32 | 2 | 39 | 37 |
2002 | 28 | 2 | 47 | 37 |
2003 | 27 | 2 | 48 | 38 |
2004 | 31 | 3 | 43 | 39 |
2005 | 28 | 2 | 45 | — |
Women | ||||
1998 | — | — | — | 30 |
1999 | — | — | — | 32 |
2000 | — | — | — | 33 |
2001 | 30 | 8 | 42 | 32 |
2002 | 26 | 1 | 48 | 34 |
2003 | 25 | 1 | 48 | 32 |
2004 | 29 | 10 | 44 | 32 |
2005 | 27 | 10 | 46 | — |
(1) An immediate destination is defined as within two weeks of leaving new deal. For new deal 25 plus, this information is only available from April 2001 onwards. (2) Sustained employment is defined as not returning to claim jobseeker's allowance for 13 weeks after leaving new deal for young people or new deal 25 plus to a job. (3) Includes people who gain a job which lasts beyond 13 weeks but who are also claiming a benefit during, or for part of that period. (4) Includes jobseeker's allowance, incapacity benefit and income support. (5) Data are up to December 2004 to allow for a 12 month gap from leaving the programme. Note: All data are for complete calendar years apart from 1998 which, for new deal 25 plus, are from July when the programme started. Source: Department for Work and Pensions Information Directorate |
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