§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people leaving the New Deal to claim benefits other than jobseeker's allowance have made such claims(a) by month and (b) by type of benefit claim, from January up to the latest date for which figures are available. [63274]
§ Angela EagleThe information is not available in the form requested. Such information as is available is in the table.
The New Deal for unemployed people aged between 18 years and 24 years was launched in 12 Pathfinder areas on 5 January 1998 and introduced nationally on 6 April 1998.
Numbers transferring from the New Deal for 18–24 year olds to other benefits 1998 Numbers transferred to other benefits Percentage of total leavers January-March 200 7.7 April-June 1,140 6.9 July-September 3,010 5.9 Notes:
1. Up to the end of September 1998, the latest date for which figures are available, 4,350 young people transferred from the New Deal to other benefits.
2. The numbers leaving are collated on a quarterly rather than monthly basis.
3. Information about which benefit they claimed is not currently collected.
4. Data about the New Deal for the long term unemployed will be published early next year.