HC Deb 14 April 2003 vol 403 cc45-6W

The following table explains how points will be allocated to job entry outcomes when calculating how Jobcentre Plus performs against the target of helping people into work.

Targets
Job Outcomes: to achieve a total points Score of 7,681,000 based on these job entry Outcomes
People on New Deal for Lone Parents and other lone parents 12
People on New Deal for Disabled People, other people with disabilities on inactive benefits and other primary benefit recipients 12
People on New Deal 50 Plus, New Deal 25 Plus, New Deal for Young People 8
People helped into work through Employment Zones 8
Other people with disabilities and people who have been receiving Jobseeker's Allowance for six months or more 8
People receiving Jobseeker's Allowance for up to six months 4
Other jobless people not claiming any benefits 2
People already employed, changing jobs 1
Additional Points
People receiving Jobseeker's Allowance remaining off their allowance four weeks after being helped into work by Jobcentre Plus 1
People living in 30 specified local authority Districts and 258 specified local authority wards 50 per cent. of the original score or 2 minimum