§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of Slate for Employment how many persons have had a benefit penalty applied to them by an adjudication officer for refusing to enter a YTS course or for leaving a YTS course early, for each month since December 1983.
§ Mr. PortilloI have been asked to reply.
The numbers of people who have had their supplementary benefit reduced for refusing a youth training scheme place, or for leaving courses early, in each month since December 1983, are as follows.
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For 4 Weeks ending: Refusal of Place Early Leavers 1983 20 December 168 789
For 4 Weeks ending: Refusal of Place Early Leavers 1984 17 January 191 733 14 February 265 1,362 13 March 165 1,229 10 April 88 1,093 8 May 63 895 5 June 47 853 3 July 53 806 31 July 36 627 28 August 27 462 25 September 25 502 23 October 40 649 20 November 42 716 18 December 32 579 1985 15 January 35 357 12 February 56 766 12 March 50 607 9 April 34 469 7 May 36 429 4 June 22 405 2 July 17 401 30 July 18 318 27 August 10 267 24 September 12 371 22 October 48 426 19 November 29 496 17 December 22 405 1986 14 January 9 217 11 February 25 475 11 March 28 526 8 April 20 375 6 May n/a 555 3 June 17 322 1 July 20 318 29 July 17 282 26 August 6 234 23 September 16 346 21 October 16 507 18 November 25 428 16 December 25 392 1987 13 January 25 219 10 February 22 350 10 March 17 403 7 April 10 306 5 May 3 106 2 June 6 80 30 June 9 65 28 July 4 65 25 August 3 80 22 September 2 64 20 October 1 81