§ 16. Mr. Martenasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the average cost of a job under the job creation scheme expressed as an annual wage.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the average gross cost of each job created to date under the job creation programme is £1,436. The average duration is 31 weeks. Taking into account the return to the Exchequer in taxes and national insurance contributions and savings in unemployment benefit and social security payments, the net cost is estimated to be about £600. The average gross cost expressed as an annual figure is approximately £2,300.
§ 19. Mr. David Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what he estimates to be the average cost of each job, temporary or permanent, created by the various job creation programmes of his Department.
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§ Mr. GoldingThe average cost depends on the particular scheme. The average gross cost of each job covered under the various programmes is as follows:
The Youth Employment Subsidy
£10 per week for up to 26 weeks.
The Temporary Employment Subsidy
£20 per week for a maximum of 12 months. A supplement of £10 per week is payable for a further six months when the temporary employment subsidy is exhausted before 31st March 1978.
Small Firms Employment Subsidy
£20 per week for up to 26 weeks.
The Job Release Scheme
£23 per week for up to 52 weeks.
The Job Creation Programme
About £46 per week for an average of 31 weeks.
The Work Experience Programme
£16 per week allowance, for an average of 26 weeks.
The Job Introduction Scheme for Disabled Workers
£30 per week for six weeks.
Community Industry
About £39 per week for an average of 43 weeks.
§ 22. Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for Employment by how many the numbers of unemployed have been reduced as a result of the job creation programme.
§ 24. Mr. Hodgsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment by how many the numbers of unemployed have been reduced as a result of the job creation programme.
§ 34. Mr. Eyreasked the Secretary of State for Employment by how many the numbers of unemployed have been reduced as a result of the job creation programme.
§ 37. Mr. David Huntasked the Secretary of State for Employment by how many the numbers of unemployed persons have been reduced as a result of the job creation programme.
§ 38. Mr. MacKayasked the Secretary of State for Employment by how many the numbers of unemployed have been 79W reduced as a result of the job creation programme.
§ Mr. Anthony Grantasked the Secretary of State for Employment by how many the numbers of unemployed have been reduced as a result of the job creation programme.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that it is estimated that job creation programme projects are currently providing approximately 40,000 jobs for people who would otherwise have been unemployed. It is estimated that about 115,000 unemployed people have so far been helped and that by the end of the programme this figure has risen to 190,000.
§ 43. Mr. John Huntasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he remains satisfied with the working of the job creation scheme.
§ Mr. GoldingYes. I believe the scheme has been very successful. Since the scheme began in October 1975, over 86,000 jobs have been created for people who would otherwise have been unemployed, three-quarters of whom are young people under the age of 25.