§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many claimants in(a) each standard region and (b) Great Britain as a whole in each quarter since 1990 were (i) signing on for unemployment-related benefits, (ii) signing on for national insurance credits, (iii) signing on by post for unemployment-related benefits and (iv) signing on by post for national insurance credits. [13588]
§ Mr. Forth[holding answer 30 January 1997]: The information requested is shown in the following tables.
All Unemployed Claimants and Unemployed Claimants with no benefit in payment: 1990–1996—Great Britain May 90 November 1990 May 1991 November 19911 May 1992 August 1992 Total Claimants Neither UB not IS in payment Total Claimants Neither UB not IS in payment Total Claimants Neither UB not IS in payment Total Claimants Neither UB not IS in payment Total Claimants Neither UB not IS in payment Total Claimants Neither UB not IS in payment Great Britain 1,432 220 1,559 246 2,048 280 2,313 301 2,546 313 2,641 347 South-East 320 55 382 68 573 92 — — 808 108 845 120 East Anglia 34 6 39 7 56 9 — — 74 10 75 11 South West 84 15 101 20 145 22 — — 196 28 204 31 West Midlands 137 19 150 24 210 28 — — 263 30 272 34 East Midlands 90 15 97 16 127 17 — — 162 20 167 22 Yorkshire and Humberside 155 24 164 25 202 26 — — 227 27 234 30 North West 226 31 230 31 277 31 — — 317 34 326 38 North 114 16 119 17 139 17 — — 151 17 152 18 Wales 80 12 87 14 107 14 — — 120 14 124 15 Scotland 192 26 190 25 212 25 — — 228 25 242 28 Notes: 1 Regional analyses from November 1991 data are not available. Figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand.
Quarterly data is not available prior to May 1992.
Source:
May 1990 to May 1991—5 per cent. sample of Unemployed Claimants in Great Britain taken on the second Thursday of the months shown. November 1991 to November 1994—100 per cent. count of Unemployed Claimants in Great Britain taken on the second Thursday of the months shown.
February 1995 to May 1996—5 per cent. of Unemployed Claimants in Great Britain taken on the Second Thursday of the months shown. Figures from Department of Social Security.
November 1992 February 1993 May 1993 August 1993 NOvember 1993 Total Claimants Neither UB not IS in payment Total Claimants Neither UB not IS in payment Total Claimants Neither UB not IS in payment Total Claimants Neither UB not IS in payment Total Claimants Neither UB not IS in payment Great Britain 2,687 368 2,840 370 2,759 335 2,821 364 2,640 312 South East 876 126 924 128 911 116 932 125 874 104 East Anglia 78 12 85 12 83 11 82 12 77 10 South West 212 34 226 33 211 28 213 31 202 28 West Midlands 275 36 291 38 281 33 287 36 264 31 East Midlands 169 24 181 24 175 23 178 23 166 20 Yorkshire and Humberside 235 30 251 31 242 28 246 31 231 27 North West 320 40 334 40 324 36 330 40 305 34 North 158 20 168 20 166 19 169 20 165 18 Wales 125 16 131 16 126 14 130 16 124 15 Scotland 238 30 249 29 240 27 253 30 233 26 Notes:
Figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand.
Quarterly data is not available prior to May 1992.
Source:
May 1990 to May 1991—5 per cent. sample of Unemployed Claimants in Great Britain taken on the second Thursday of the months shown. November 1991 to November 1992—100 per cent. count of Unemployed Claimants in Great Britain taken on the second Thursday of the months shown.
February 1995 to May 1996—5 per cent. sample of Unemployed Claimants in Great Britain taken on the second Thursday of the months shown.
Figures from Department of Social Security.
324WHowever, the regular count for the number of postal claimants was suspended during the early months of jobseeker's allowance until claims have been transferred from the old to the new computer system. Arrangements have been made for a special one-off count to be made towards the end of February. Although we expect that the total will be lower, this will not necessarily indicate the number of jobseekers who have changed from postal to fortnightly signing, since it will also reflect moves in and out of unemployment. No figures are available for the number of jobseekers whose status has changed as a result of the new postal rules on signing.
Information is not collected on the number of claimants who sign on by post and receive credits of national insurance contributions only.
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February 1994 May 1994 August 1994 November 1994 February 1995 May 1995 Total Claimants Neither UB not IS in payment Total Claimants Neither UB not IS in payment Total Claimants Neither UB not IS in payment Total Claimants Neither UB not IS in payment Total Claimants Neither UB not IS in payment Total Claimants Neither UB not IS in payment Great Britain 2,727 317 2,551 281 2,542 266 2,341 240 2,376 239 2,222 231 South East 885 104 834 91 823 84 760 74 760 73 722 74 East Anglia 82 10 75 9 73 8 67 8 71 8 66 8 South West 212 28 192 24 188 22 178 21 181 21 164 19 West Midlands 267 31 248 28 250 27 224 24 223 24 209 22 East Midlands 176 22 165 21 165 19 150 17 160 18 148 16 Yorkshire and Humberside 241 27 228 24 228 24 212 22 220 22 206 21 North West 315 35 297 30 295 29 268 26 271 25 253 24 North 170 18 161 17 160 16 155 16 156 15 147 15 Wales 130 15 120 13 120 13 111 12 113 12 105 11 Scotland 247 26 232 23 240 24 215 22 222 22 201 21 Notes:
Figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand.
Quarterly data is not available prior to May 1992.
Source:
May 1990 to May 1991—5 per cent. sample of Unemployed Claimants in Great Britain taken on the second Thursday of the months shown. November 1991 to November 1994—100 per cent. count of Unemployed Claimants in Great Britain taken on the second Thursday of the months shown.
February 1995 to May 1995—5 per cent. sample of Unemployed Claimants in Great Britain taken on the second Thursday of the months shown.
Figures from Department of Social Security.
August 1995 November 1995 February 1996 May 1996 Total Claimants Neither UB nor IS in payment Total Claimants Neither UB nor IS in payment Total Claimants Neither UB nor IS in payment Total Claimants Neither UB nor IS in payment Great Britain 2,263 242 2,117 216 2,226 229 2,072 206 South East 732 76 688 66 704 70 660 63 East Anglia 66 7 62 7 67 8 62 7 South West 164 19 158 18 167 19 150 16 West Midlands 215 24 196 21 205 22 193 20 East Midlands 149 18 138 15 150 17 138 14 Yorkshire and Humberside 211 22 198 20 211 22 194 19 North West 257 26 238 22 253 24 238 21 North 149 16 143 15 148 14 138 14 Wales 110 12 104 12 111 12 103 11 Scotland 211 22 193 21 208 22 197 20 Notes:
Figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand.
Quarterly data is not available prior to May 1992.
Source:
May 1990 to May 1991—5 per cent, sample of Unemployed Claimants in Great Britain taken on the second Thursday of the months shown.
November 1991 to November 1994—100 per cent, count of Unemployed Claimants in Great Britain taken on the second Thursday of the months shown.
February 1995 to May 1996—5 per cent, sample of Unemployed Claimants in Great Britain taken on the second Thursday of the months shown.
Figures from Department of Social Security.
Number of jobseekers signing on by post for unemployment related benefits (including credits) 1990–93. Great Britain 1990 1991 Region 1st quarter 2rd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Total number of claimants. Great Britain 81,983 74,071 87,149 95,232 120,594 131,018 138,986 146,362 East Midlands and Eastern 13,669 13,675 18,404 21,317 26,884 25,757 25,694 25,947 London and South East 8,780 7,491 10,843 14,473 22,194 31,342 33,201 33,518 Northern 2,693 2,349 3,048 3,090 3,939 4,291 4,570 4,816 North West 3,292 3,073 3,510 3,403 4,045 4,321 4,888 5,179 South West 10,415 8,960 10,173 12,071 15,534 16,825 18,062 19,906 West Midlands 3,255 2,979 3,451 3,585 4,458 5,180 5,937 6,706 Yorkshire and the Humber 6,568 6,080 7,435 7,803 9,585 10,396 11,332 12,697 Office for Scotland 25,289 22,530 22,628 21,438 24,626 23,344 24,985 26,728 Office for Wales 8,023 6,934 7,657 8,053 9,328 9,562 10,318 10,865 Source:
Resources Monitoring system database.
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1992 1993 Region 1st quarter 2rd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Total number of claimants. Great Britain 169,912 172,123 185,028 198,048 218,769 207,159 203,662 195,468 East Midlands and Eastern 30,430 31,311 32,268 33,490 37,559 35,573 34,641 32,237 London and South East 39,728 43,885 49,738 56,056 62,464 60,625 62,181 58,619 Northern 5,359 5,153 5,091 5,554 6,151 5,565 5,558 5,455 North West 5,678 5,643 6,097 6,407 7,239 6,730 6,898 6,554 South West 22,920 23,517 25,664 27,628 30,211 27,647 26,482 25,434 West Midlands 7,054 7,157 7,692 7,753 8,584 10,077 7,688 7,320 Yorkshire and the Humber 15,971 15,646 16,916 17,359 19,127 17,960 17,532 16,909 Office for Scotland 30,744 28,415 29,678 31,313 34,206 30,874 30,686 31,001 Office for Wales 12,029 11,396 11,884 12,486 13,227 12,107 11,995 11,939 Source:
Resources Monitoring system database.
Number of jobseekers signing on by post for unemployment related benefits (including credits) 1994–1996. Great Britain 1994 1995 1996 Regions 1st qtr 2nd qtr 3rd qtr 4th qtr 1st qtr 2nd qtr 3rd qtr 4th qtr 1st qtr 2nd qtr 3rd qtr 4th qtr Total number of claimants. Great Britain. 197,154 178,436 169,798 155,711 156,865 136,925 129,020 118,714 118,489 101,208 91,145 East Midlands and Eastern. 33,179 30,441 28,038 23,908 23,663 21,094 17,353 12,285 9,882 8,230 6,313 London and South East. 54,972 50,059 46,089 41,096 41,565 32,230 32,811 29,663 28,298 24,382 20,885 Northern. 5,786 5,291 5,193 5,281 4,766 4,703 4,539 4,272 4,408 4,034 3,761 North West. 6,760 6,057 6,078 5,763 5,901 5,085 4,804 4,215 4,427 3,787 3,279 South West. 25,560 22,717 14,654 20,180 20,228 17,669 15,964 15,478 15,450 11,506 9,222 West Midlands. 7,286 6,309 5,902 5,443 5,388 4,462 4,472 4,116 4,067 3,320 3,350 Yorkshire and the Humber. 17,675 16,230 16,065 13,791 13,586 12,244 12,154 11,935 12,239 10,726 9,781 Office for Scotland. 33,885 30,546 30,502 29,806 31,089 27,570 26,966 26,926 29,855 26,196 25,961 Office for Wales. 12,051 10,787 11,120 10,443 10,678 9,869 9,957 9,825 9,855 9,026 8,591 Source:
Resources Monitoring system database.