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(CSV) Numbers on key out of work benefits – DWP equality information 2013 (data)

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2. Numbers on key out of work benefits
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Data source
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DWP administrative data
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Time period and availability
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Splits currently available by age and gender, and partly for ethnicity
Latest data available at May 2013 covered November 2012
Produced four times a year covering the months of February, May, August and November.
Data are available with six months delay.
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What does this tell us?
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This indicator looks at the number of people on the following key out-of-work benefits:
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·         Jobseekers Allowance;
·         Incapacity Benefits/Employment and Support Allowance;
·         Lone parents receiving Income Support; and
·         Others receiving income-related benefits. These are mainly Pension Credit recipients for men aged under state pension age. The remainder are in receipt of Income Support.
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How will an improvement be shown?
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This indicator will show an improvement if the number of people in receipt of key out-of-work benefits decreases, reflecting the Department’s economic and social objective of helping more people into employment.
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However, over the time period covered by the indicator, the Department has enacted Welfare Reform changes that have changed the composition of certain benefits.
The Department has also stopped some employment programmes and introduced new programmes. Comparison with previous years is therefore not appropriate for this indicator.
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Links to other information that you may find useful
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Further information about a variety of benefits and customer groups is available on the DWP tabulation tool available at:
http://83.244.183.180/100pc/wa/tabtool_wa.html where user defined tables can be created. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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Table 2.1: Number on key out of work benefits by age, Great Britain, November 2010, 2011, 2012 1,2 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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Age Jobseeker's Allowance (claimant count)4 Not set Not set Jobseeker's Allowance (claimant count) 5 Not set Not set Employment and Support Allowance and incapacity benefits 6, 9 Not set Not set Lone Parents on Income Support 6 Not set Not set Other (Income Support, others and Pension Credit) 7,8 Not set Not set
Year 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012
Unknown Age .. .. .. - - - 90 70 50 10 - - 300 310 270
Under 18 .. .. .. 4,210 3,880 3,880 4,840 4,690 4,360 5,130 4,460 4,150 12,060 10,610 9,110
18-24 .. .. .. 385,730 452,410 403,650 154,940 153,460 154,790 171,890 170,000 160,690 29,380 27,410 24,400
25-34 .. .. .. 329,180 361,910 375,860 330,420 332,990 333,310 272,080 249,060 217,410 7,650 6,740 5,930
35-44 .. .. .. 285,790 302,360 299,580 561,760 546,810 515,990 160,890 128,160 101,420 6,830 4,570 3,760
45-49 .. .. .. 137,570 148,070 148,120 378,500 380,340 367,600 27,940 21,120 17,670 4,100 2,700 2,240
50-54 .. .. .. 108,660 116,860 121,300 403,870 404,360 396,900 7,990 6,600 6,440 4,510 2,970 2,410
55-59 .. .. .. 84,250 89,380 91,110 454,640 446,550 428,110 2,310 2,040 2,060 5,350 3,780 2,860
60-64 .. .. .. 16,210 21,330 26,670 297,360 306,320 298,830 70 170 210 121,870 115,810 105,020
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Since last year there has been a general fall in claimant numbers across all benefit types. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
There has been a considerable fall for JSA aged 18-24, for most age groups on ESA and Income Support, and for the 60-64 age group on Other Benefits. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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Table 2.2: Number on key out of work benefits by ethnicity, Great Britain, November 2010, 2011, 2012 1, 2 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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Ethnicity Jobseeker's Allowance (claimant count) 4 Not set Not set Jobseeker's Allowance (claimant count) 5 Not set Not set Employment and Support Allowance and incapacity benefits 6, 9 Not set Not set Lone Parents on Income Support 6 Not set Not set Other (Income Support, others and Pension Credit) 7, 8 Not set Not set
YEAR 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012
White: British .. .. .. 1,009,940 1,107,930 1,084,310 .. .. .. 485,730 436,640 380,910 .. .. ..
White: Irish .. .. .. 8,450 8,830 8,080 .. .. .. 3,860 3,380 2,920 .. .. ..
White: Other white .. .. .. 31,960 41,480 50,150 .. .. .. 11,080 10,030 8,800 .. .. ..
Mixed: White & Black Caribbean .. .. .. 11,770 13,930 13,570 .. .. .. 7,320 7,150 6,610 .. .. ..
Mixed: White & Black African .. .. .. 3,340 4,030 3,770 .. .. .. 1,910 1,770 1,570 .. .. ..
Mixed: White & Asian .. .. .. 2,730 3,160 3,090 .. .. .. 1,160 1,070 950 .. .. ..
Mixed: Other Mixed .. .. .. 6,690 8,500 8,610 .. .. .. 3,230 3,010 2,680 .. .. ..
Asian or Asian British: Indian .. .. .. 21,960 24,020 22,100 .. .. .. 4,720 3,770 2,910 .. .. ..
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani .. .. .. 29,100 34,770 34,100 .. .. .. 13,760 11,610 9,280 .. .. ..
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi .. .. .. 12,760 15,230 14,890 .. .. .. 4,810 4,110 3,300 .. .. ..
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian .. .. .. 10,790 12,310 12,300 .. .. .. 3,490 3,100 2,570 .. .. ..
Black or Black British: Black Caribbean .. .. .. 39,180 45,370 43,500 .. .. .. 17,640 15,470 12,740 .. .. ..
Black or Black British: Black African .. .. .. 38,480 45,980 45,090 .. .. .. 27,610 25,020 20,530 .. .. ..
Black or Black British: Other Black .. .. .. 9,530 11,080 11,060 .. .. .. 4,550 4,090 3,450 .. .. ..
Chinese or Other Ethnic Group: Chinese .. .. .. 2,890 3,030 2,860 .. .. .. 1,430 1,220 980 .. .. ..
Chinese or Other Ethnic Group: Other Ethnic Group .. .. .. 23,910 27,440 29,610 .. .. .. 11,920 10,110 8,260 .. .. ..
Prefer not to say .. .. .. 69,040 69,620 62,300 .. .. .. 26,280 23,480 24,250 .. .. ..
Missing/old values/no personal contact .. .. .. 19,140 19,510 19,350 .. .. .. 17,780 16,590 17,350 .. .. ..
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There have been very small movements in the claimant counts across each ethnic group. Compared to November 2011 data, a decrease in JSA claimants was recorded for the ‘White British’ and ‘Prefer not to Say’ groups, Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
while an increase in JSA claims was recorded for ‘Other White’ group. For income support, there was a general decrease across all groups, the highest decrease being for the ‘White British’ group. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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Table 2.3: Number on key out of work benefits by gender, Great Britain, November 2010, 2011, 2012 1, 2 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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Gender Jobseeker's Allowance (claimant count) 4 Not set Not set Jobseeker's Allowance (claimant count) 5 Not set Not set Employment and Support Allowance and incapacity benefits 6, 8 Not set Not set Lone Parents on Income Support 6 Not set Not set Other (Income Support others and Pension Credit) 7, 8 Not set Not set
YEAR 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012
Male 1,017,600 1,068,600 1,026,900 944,130 997,750 952,250 1,477,410 1,440,610 1,370,060 20,800 16,340 12,920 145,530 133,020 119,990
Female 434,800 525,100 541,000 412,310 501,630 516,440 1,109,020 1,134,990 1,129,900 627,500 565,280 497,140 46,510 41,900 36,020
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However, in general the number of male and female claimants on key out-of-work benefits has fallen. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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1. This table includes the key out-of-work client group categories, with the exception of carers who are not subject to activation policies in the same way as other groups. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
2. All final figures are rounded to the nearest 10 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
3. This table presents just one Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) series. The United Kingdom (UK) seasonally adjusted series is not broken down by age, but is available by gender. The JSA series presented covers Great Britain (GB) and is not seasonally adjusted. This second series is presented as it allows comparisons with the other key out of work benefits published by DWP which also cover GB and are not seasonally adjusted. This JSA series differs slightly from the JSA numbers presented elsewhere for this indicator as it excludes non-computerised clerical cases (approx 1 percent of cases). Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
4. UK figures (seasonally adjusted) published by the ONS. This series is the most reliable and up-to-date source for claimant unemployment. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
5. GB figures (not seasonally adjusted) published by the ONS. This series is the most reliable and up-to-date source for claimant unemployment. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
6. GB figures (not seasonally adjusted). Published by DWP as part of the 100 per cent working age client group analysis. A consistent series for the UK as a whole is not readily available. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
7. GB figures (not seasonally adjusted). Published by DWP as part of the 100 per cent working age client group analysis. A consistent series for the UK as a whole is not readily available. A consistent series for the UK as a whole is not readily available. This group has been reasonably stable over time. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
8. Excludes claimants in receipt of Income Support and Carers Allowance. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
9. The "Incapacity Benefits group" includes Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). ESA replaced Incapacity Benefit and Income Support paid on the grounds of incapacity for new claims from 27 October 2008.
10. DEFINITIONS AND CONVENTIONS: "-" Nil or Negligible; ".." Not available. Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest ten; Some additional disclosure control has also been applied. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
11. STATE PENSION AGE: The age at which women reach state pension age is gradually increasing from 60 to 65 between April 2010 and April 2016 to November 2018. From December 2018, the state pension age for both men and women will start to increase to reach 66 in October 2020. This will introduce a small increase to the number of working age benefit recipients and a small reduction to the number of pension age recipients. Figures from May 2010 onwards reflect this change. For more information see http://statistics.dwp.gov.uk/asd/espa.pdf.