§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many young people received educational maintenance allowance(a) by variant and (b) by region in each year since 1999. [67086]
§ Margaret Hodge[holding answer 5 July 2002]: (a) The following table shows the number of young people in receipt of education maintenance allowance by variant.
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Variant Number 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 11 5,682 27,240 35,697 22 816 5,151 5,387 33 2,168 9,105 13,044 44 683 13,151 22,006 55 384 16,225 29,828 66 0 5,732 9,656 Pure transport7 0 4,064 7,416 Hybrid transport8 0 2,442 4,302 Total 9,733 83,110 127,336 1£30 per week, £50 termly retention bonus, (up to) £50 achievement bonus, 'cut off' threshold of £30,000 2£40 per week, £50 termly retention bonus, (up to) £50 achievement bonus, 'cut off' threshold of £30,000 3£30 per week to the parent, £50 termly retention bonus, (up to) £50 achievement bonus, 'cut off' threshold of £30,000 4£30 per week, £80 termly retention bonus, (up to) £140 achievement bonus, 'cut off' threshold of £30,000 5£30 per week, £50 termly retention bonus. (up to) £50 achievement bonus, 'cut off' threshold of £20,000 6£30 per week, £50 termly retention bonus, (up to) £50 achievement bonus, 'cut off' threshold of £25,000 7 Free transport, £50 termly retention and (up to) £50 achievement bonus (2 areas), £80 termly retention and (up to) £140 achievement bonus (1 area), 'cut off' threshold of £30,000 8£20 per week, eligible to receive discount on transport costs, no retention bonus, no achievement bonus, 'cut off' threshold of £30,000 (b) The second table shows the number of young people in receipt of education maintenance allowance by Government office region.
Region 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 East Midlands 258 4,104 6.009 East of England 0 2,301 4,459 London 384 12,988 23.355 North East 1,505 8,506 12,615 North West 1,690 17,917 27,438 South East 542 1,546 1,500 South West 3,046 5,890 5775 West Midlands 772 14,857 24,616 Yorkshire and The Humber 1,536 15,001 21,569 Total 9,733 83,110 127,336