HC Deb 03 December 2002 vol 395 cc731-2W
Mr. Frank Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many claimants have participated on the 25 Plus New Deal on (a) more than one, (b) more than two and (c) more than three occasions. [84499]

Mr. Nicholas Brown

[holding answer 2 December 2002]: At September 2002, 534,600 people had started on the New Deal 25 plus (402,340 individuals). Of these 102,820 clients (26 per cent, of all individual starters) have entered the programme more than once, 25,830 (6 per cent, of all individual starters) have entered the programme more than twice and 3,500 (1 per cent, of all individual starters) have entered the programme more than three times.

Source:

New Deal Evaluation Database.