§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many lone parents who have found work through the New Deal for Lone Parents have a youngest child aged(a) 14 years and above, (b) 15 years and above and (c) 16 years and above. [134658]
§ Angela EagleBy the end of July 2000, 63,801 lone parents had found work through the New Deal for Lone Parents. Analysis of this data by the age of the youngest child is not available.
§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what assessment the Government have made of the proportion of lone parents who have found work under the New Deal for Lone Parents who return to income support within(a) one month, (b) six months and (c) one year. [134656]
§ Angela EagleBy the end of July 2000, 63,801 lone parents had found work through the New Deal for Lone Parents (NDLP). The number of lone parents returning to Income Support will form part of the evaluation of NDLP which is currently underway and which will report in 2002.
§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many lone parents work for fewer than 16 hours a week; and how many he estimates will do so after the introduction of the £20 disregard on earnings. [134657]
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§ Angela EagleIn May 2000, there was 61,000 lone parents on Income Support and 1,600 on income-based Jobseeker's Allowance working fewer than 16 hours a week1.
The introduction of the £20 disregard on earnings is likely to encourage more lone parents to take-up part-time work. However, it is not possible to quantify such effects.
1Source: Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiry, May 2000
§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many lone parents are on Income Support, broken down into those with a youngest child(a) below secondary school age and (b) of secondary school age. [134587]
§ Angela EagleThe information is in the table:
The number of lone parents in Great Britain receiving Income Support shown by age of youngest child Thousand Number of claimants Below secondary school age (under 11) 751.1 Secondary school age (over 11) 159.0 All cases 910.10 Notes:
1. Lone Parents are defined as single claimants with dependants who are not receiving the disability or pensioner premium.
2. Below secondary school age is defined as under 11 years, and secondary school age is defined as over 11 years and over.
3. Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling error.
4. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred and quoted in thousands.
Source:
Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiry, May 2000