Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 26 November 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what percentage of people flowing off jobseeker's allowance moved (a) into employment, (b) onto other benefits and (c) to an unknown destination in each year since 1997.
The total number of people flowing off jobseeker's allowance is decreasing in line with the numbers claiming Jobseeker's Allowance. The percentage of people leaving with an unknown destination recorded has increased over the last 10 years. This is because the completion levels of the JSA40 form (forms filled in by people leaving jobseeker's allowance) have decreased over this period. This should be taken into account when interpreting these statistics, as many of these 'unknown' leavers will have moved into employment.
The available information is in the tables.
Numbers of people leaving Jobseeker's Allowance by year and destination | |||||
Employment | Other Benefit | Other reason | Not known or not recorded | Total | |
1998 | 1,661,115 | 247,965 | 362,095 | 765,630 | 3,036,805 |
1999 | 1,620,690 | 241,315 | 404,580 | 842,535 | 3,109,120 |
2000 | 1,513,330 | 233,530 | 395,650 | 848,380 | 2,990,890 |
2001 | 1,365,610 | 209,605 | 333,440 | 823,180 | 2,731,835 |
2002 | 1,290,665 | 199,425 | 364,155 | 866,775 | 2,721,020 |
2003 | 1,207,220 | 194,900 | 364,050 | 869,690 | 2,635,860 |
2004 | 1,078,390 | 180,815 | 344,215 | 857,735 | 2,461,155 |
2005 | 957,985 | 169,355 | 311,640 | 886,720 | 2,325,700 |
2006 | 957,400 | 180,790 | 316,135 | 1,013,985 | 2,468,310 |
2007 | 931,615 | 193,025 | 363,450 | 1,065,035 | 2,553,125 |
2008(1) | 738,870 | 150,300 | 318,350 | 888,390 | 2,095,910 |
(1) January to October. |
Percentage distribution by destination of all people leaving Jobseeker's Allowance | ||||
Employment | Other Benefit | Other reason | Not known or not recorded | |
1998 | 54.7 | 8.2 | 11.9 | 25.2 |
1999 | 52.1 | 7.8 | 13.0 | 27.1 |
2000 | 50.6 | 7.8 | 13.2 | 28.4 |
2001 | 50.0 | 7.7 | 12.2 | 30.1 |
2002 | 47.4 | 7.3 | 13.4 | 31.9 |
2003 | 45.8 | 7.4 | 13.8 | 33.0 |
2004 | 43.8 | 7.3 | 14.0 | 34.9 |
2005 | 41.2 | 7.3 | 13.4 | 38.1 |
2006 | 38.8 | 7.3 | 12.8 | 41.1 |
2007 | 36.5 | 7.6 | 14.2 | 41.7 |
2008(1) | 35.2 | 7.2 | 15.2 | 42.4 |
(1) January to October. |
Percentage distribution by destination of people leaving Jobseeker's Allowance to known destinations | |||
Employment | Other benefit | Other | |
1998 | 73.1 | 10.9 | 15.9 |
1999 | 71.5 | 10.6 | 17.8 |
2000 | 70.6 | 10.9 | 18.5 |
2001 | 71.5 | 11.0 | 17.5 |
2002 | 69.6 | 10.8 | 19.6 |
2003 | 68.4 | 11.0 | 20.6 |
2004 | 67.3 | 11.3 | 21.5 |
2005 | 66.6 | 11.8 | 21.7 |
2006 | 65.8 | 12.4 | 21.7 |
2007 | 62.6 | 13.0 | 24.4 |
2008(1) | 61.2 | 12.4 | 26.4 |
(1) January to October. N otes: 1. Figures are for Great Britain and are rounded to the nearest 5. 2. The percentage of claimant off-flows with no destination recorded has increased over the last 10 years, which should be taken into account when interpreting these statistics. 3. This information is published on the Nomis website at www.nomisweb.co.uk Source: Count of unemployment-related benefits, Jobcentre Plus computer systems (computer held cases only). |
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