HC Deb 09 May 2000 vol 349 c380W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what(a) proportion and (b) number of people who claimed job seeker's allowance in 1999 declared part-time work; what their average earnings were (i) per hour and (ii) per week; and if he will make a statement. [120801]

Angela Eagle

The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.

Job Seeker's allowance (income-based) claimants with part-time earnings, February to November 1999
Number
Number of claimants 33,000
Average weekly part-time earnings £28.31
Percentage of total JSA(IB) claimants 3.6

Notes:

  1. 1. Figures are based on a four-quarterly average of point in time surveys throughout 1999.
  2. 2. Claimant figure has been rounded to the nearest thousand.
  3. 3. Sample size 5 per cent., therefore subject to sampling error.
  4. 4. No account is taken of any partner's earnings.
  5. 5. Numbers represent income-based JSA cases where either an amount is taken into account or disregarded from their benefit. It will not therefore include claimants who declare work but receive no remuneration.
  6. 6. Information about the hourly level of average earnings is not available.

Source:

Jobseeker's Allowance Statistics Quarterly Inquiries, February to November 1999.