HC Deb 29 January 1997 vol 289 cc299-300W
Mrs. Helen Jackson

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many applications for the jobseeker's allowance have been refused since the scheme began. [11746]

Mr. Roger Evans

An estimated 96,000 claims to jobseeker's allowance have been refused since the scheme began.

Notes

1. Based on claims to jobseeker's allowance refused benefit recorded by the Benefits Agency and administered by the income support computer system and jobseeker's allowance payment system during October to December 1996. This includes claims disallowed on labour market grounds and also those refused because conditions of benefit entitlement were not met. Claims for income-based jobseeker's allowance made by claimants already in receipt of the contributory element are also included.

2. The figure does not include any claims for transitionally protected jobseeker's allowance solely administered by the NUBS2 computer system.

3. Includes claims from unemployed people refused income support up until 6 October 1996, prior to the introduction of JSA.

4. Figures may be subject to revision.

Source:

Benefits Agency management information statistics.