§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of those who left the gateway of the New Deal for Young People without proceeding to any of the options were in full time employment 12 months later. [44897]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownUp to the end of December 2001, 68 per cent. of the young people who had left the New Deal for an unsubsidised job at the Gateway stage had not reclaimed jobseeker's allowance within 12 months.
Source: New Deal Evaluation Database.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his latest estimate is of the(a) number and (b) proportion of people leaving the new deal for young people who were in sustained jobs (i) six and (ii) 12 months later. [44900]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownUp to the end of December 2001, of the 264,100 new deal leavers who had moved into jobs, 214,700 (81 per cent.) had not reclaimed jobseeker's allowance within six months and 180,600 (68 per cent.) had not reclaimed it within 12 months.
Note: The figures include those leavers who have been in employment for less than 6–12 months, but who have not yet returned to JSA.Source: New Deal Evaluation Database