§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many sanctions have been applied to New Deal participants, broken down by programme, in each year since the programme began; how many sanctions have been applied to participants in Employment Zones since they began; how many sanctions there were on(a) each New Deal programme which uses sanctions and (b) Employment Zones, broken down by reason for the sanction; and if he will make a statement. [122469]
§ Mr. BrowneWithin the New Deal programme, benefit sanctions are applied only within the New Deal for Young People (NDYP) and New Deal 25plus.
Information on the numbers of sanctions applied to NDYP participants, broken down by reason for sanction, up to March 1999, is published in the 'Analysis of Adjudication Officers' Decisions'. Information from April 1999 onwards is published in 'Analysis of Sector Decision Making'. These are available in the Library.
Separate information is not available for sanctions for New Deal 25plus participants. We are currently developing an IT enhancement to enable collection of accurate information on the sanctions imposed
The information requested for Employment Zones has been placed in the Library.
§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what(a) proportion and (b) number of people have found employment as a result of the New Deal, broken down by programme, in each year since these schemes have been introduced; how many of these were in sustained employment (i) six months and (ii) 12 months after leaving New Deal; how many returned to jobseeker's allowance after (A) six months and (B) 12 months; and if he will make a statement. [124540]
§ Mr. BrowneThe New Deal has been a success, helping nearly 900,000 people into work by the end of March 2003. In a dynamic labour market, it is inevitable that some people will experience unemployment after leaving the New Deal. However, those who do return to benefit will have added to their skills and experience, making it easier for them to find a job in the future.
549WInformation is not collected on jobs gained through the New Deal which were sustained for six months or 12 months, or on those returning to benefit following participation in NDLP, NDDP or New Deal 50 +.
The available information has been placed in the Library.
§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of those who left the gateway of the New Deal for Young People without proceeding to any of the options were in full-time employment 12 months later; and if he will make a statement. [124541]
§ Mr. BrowneThe information requested is not available.
For the purposes of recording New Deal statistics, employment is classed as sustained if the individual has not returned to claim Job Seeker's Allowance within 13 weeks.
Based on this definition, by the end of March 2003, of the people who had left the programme without proceeding to any of the NDYP options, 42 per cent. left to an unsubsidised job.
§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of New Deal leavers have entered sustained unsubsidised jobs since the programme began; and if he will make a statement. [124542]
§ Mr. BrowneFor the purposes of New Deal statistics, employment is classed as sustained if the individual has not returned to claim Job Seeker's Allowance within 13 weeks.
Information on New Deal leavers moving into sustained work is published in the 'New Deal for Young People and Long Term Unemployed People aged 25 plus Statistical First Release'. This is available in the Library. Equivalent figures are not available for the other New Deal programmes.
New deal for young people—Percentage of each ethnic group moving into work1 1998 1999 2000 Ethnic group All jobs Sustained All jobs Sustained All jobs Sustained White 58.1 43.5 59.1 45.4 57.5 43.7 Black—Caribbean 46.3 31.4 46.3 32.8 45.0 31.3 Black—African 38.8 25.7 39.1 26.9 38.1 26.8 Black—other 45.9 30.9 46.4 32.9 45.5 32.6 Indian 52.0 41.2 50.6 40.4 51.7 42.2 Pakistani 45.2 34.6 44.7 34.3 44.2 35.1 Bangladeshi 47.2 37.1 47.4 39.3 44.6 37.0 Chinese 43.7 36.0 46.4 38.8 43.4 36.1 Mixed/other 45.9 34.1 44.0 33.3 43.3 33.1 550W
2001 20022 20032 Ethnic group All jobs Sustained All jobs Sustained All jobs Sustained White 54.0 40.2 45.5 33.2 15.6 13.3 Black—Caribbean 37.7 25.7 29.3 20.1 8.5 6.9 Black—African 35.9 24.8 24.6 17.4 6.1 4.8 Black—other 37.2 26.9 31.7 21.2 6.0 5.0 Indian 48.3 39.1 43.2 35.2 14.9 13.0 Pakistani 39.0 30.1 32.4 24.5 8.7 8.1
§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what(a) number and (b) proportion of people who went on to New Deal have left for unknown destinations, broken down by (i) programme and (ii) ethnicity in each year since the programmes began; and if he will make a statement. [124543]
§ Mr. BrowneInformation on destinations on leaving New Deal is available for New Deal for Young People, New Deal 25plus, and the New Deal for Lone Parents. Equivalent information is not available for the other New Deals.
The available information has been placed in the Library.
§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many lone parents who have participated in the New Deal for Lone Parents have later returned to income support, broken down by(a) those who originally left the NDLP because they found work, (b) those who left the NDLP to return immediately to income support and (c) those who left the NDLP for other reasons; and if he will make a statement. [124544]
§ Mr. BrowneThe New Deal for Lone Parents (NDLP) is delivering services tailored to meet the needs of individual lone parents and giving them the skills, support and confidence they need to move into work. By the end of March 2003, it had helped over 193,000 lone parents to find jobs.
The information requested on the number of lone parents claiming income support after leaving NDLP is not available. However, the recent evaluation of the NDLP national programme found that over 87 per cent. of those lone parents moving into work through NDLP were still in work six months later.
§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of participants in the New Deal for Young People from non-white ethnic minorities found(a) jobs and (b) sustained jobs in each year since 1997, broken down by ethnic minority; and if he will make a statement. [124545]
§ Mr. BrowneThe information is in the table: 551W
2001 20022 20032 Ethnic group All jobs Sustained All jobs Sustained All jobs Sustained Bangladeshi 40.5 32.2 35.9 27.8 9.4 8.2 Chinese 45.0 34.1 35.9 30.4 8.4 7.5 Mixed/other 38.9 29.5 30.7 24.2 10.6 9.7 Notes:
- 1. On a review of statistics, we have found that previous figures published on the breakdown by ethnicity included some accounting errors. This has now been corrected and the figures in this table supersede all previous figures provided.
- 2. Figures for these years will appear to be lower as a higher proportion of starters will still be on the programme.
Source:
DWP Statistical Services Information and Analysis Directorate
§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many of each quarterly cohort on the full-time education and training option in the New Deal for Young People left with the qualification for which they aimed in each quarter since its inception; and if he will make a statement. [124546]
§ Mr. BrowneInformation on the achievement of qualifications by New Deal participants is not collected on a national basis.
Information on qualifications held and subsequently achieved through New Deal is recorded and monitored by New Deal Personal Advisers on an individual basis at local level. However, information at national level could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average cost per place on each of the four options in the New Deal for Young People was in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. [124547]
§ Mr. BrowneThe New Deal for Young People (NDYP) has successfully helped over 420,000 young people into jobs, and represents value for money to the taxpayer. We are now building on the success of the programme by providing more help for those who face the greatest barriers to work, providing more individually-tailored support, and engaging further with employers to ensure their needs are met.
Information about the cost per participant of each option in the NDYP is not collected. However, Jobcentre Plus are currently developing a unit cost model that will enable us to provide this information in future.
§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of persons leaving(a) the intensive gateway period, (b) the extended gateway and (c) each of the four options in the New Deal for Young People entered (i) unsubsidised and (ii) sustained jobs in each year since its inception; what proportion of persons left (A) first stage and (B) second stage of employment zones; and if he will make a statement. [124549]
§ Mr. BrowneFor the purposes of recording New Deal for Young People statistics, employment is classed as sustained if the individual has not returned to claim Job Seeker's Allowance within 13 weeks. Employment can only be subsidised whilst an individual is participating in the programme, therefore all employment obtained on leaving the programme is unsubsidised.
552WIn exceptional circumstances, New Deal for Young People (NDYP) participants can have their Gateway period extended. However, these cases are not recorded separately.
Information on the percentages of NDYP participants entering unsubsidised, sustained jobs and the numbers of leavers from Employment Zones Steps one and two has been placed in the Library.
§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many participants on New Deal for Young People have been placed on training courses longer than a year in each year since the programme began; and if he will make a statement. [124550]
§ Mr. BrowneIt is the policy of New Deal for Young People (NDYP) that nobody should be placed on an NDYP Full-Time Education and Training Course for longer than a year.
Information on the length of courses taken up by young people on the New Deal Full-Time Education and Training Option is not held centrally and could be only obtained at disproportionate cost.
§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many participants have joined the New Deal for Young People(a) once, (b) twice, (c) three times and (d) more than three times; and if he will make a statement. [124552]
§ Mr. BrowneThe information is in the table.
New Deal for Young People (NDYP): Number of times participants have joined the programme Number of times on NDYP Number One 582,330 Two 135,500 Three 29,290 More than three 3,480 source:
DWP Statistical Services Information and Analysis Directorate
New Deal for Young People has been a success in helping more than 420,000 young people move into work and 79 per cent. of these have moved into jobs lasting 13 weeks or more. Although some young people will re-experience unemployment after leaving New Deal, the skills and experience they acquire after finding work through the programme will make it easier for them to find employment in the future.
We have also introduced other measures to help people facing additional barriers to work, for example the StepUP pilots, which build on the New Deal for 553W Young People and New Deal 25 plus by providing transitional jobs for those who have not secured sustained employment through New Deal.
§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to his answer of 26 June 2003,Official Report, column 962W, on the New Deal, on what basis the calculation of cost per job for New Deal programmes was made; and if he will make a statement. [125934]
§ Mr. BrowneThe average cost of a young person moving into work through the New Deal for Young people was an approximate estimate made in 2000 based on the average spend per young person on the New Deal and the percentage of New Deal participants who had found a job. This was produced specifically in response to the Education and Employment Select Committee's report 'New Deal for Young People—Two Years On'.
The cost per participant moving into work for the New Deal for Lone Parents was based on independent evaluation (DSS Report No. 108 'Evaluation of the New Deal for Lone Parents: Early Lessons from the Phase One Prototype—Synthesis Report'). A copy of this report is in the Library.
Recently, new evaluation has been published showing that far from costing the taxpayer money the New Deal for Lone Parents actually saves money. Every lone parent moving into work equates to a saving to the exchequer of nearly £1,600. This evaluation was published in the DWP research report 'New Deal for Lone Parents: Second Synthesis Report of the National Evaluation'. A copy of this report is available in the Library.
§ Ms BuckTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what criteria are used by New Deal for Lone Parents advisers to determine whether they will assist with the provision of child care; what the maximum amount is they are empowered to spend on child care per client; and what total annual budget was available on average per client under the NDLP in the last 12 months for discretionary expenditure. [105968]
§ Mr. BrowneNew Deal for Lone Parents offers assistance with the costs of registered childcare paid while the lone parent attends interviews with their personal adviser, job interviews arranged by their adviser, or other agreed activity. The amount that can be paid for child care costs is up to £135 per week for one child, £200 per week for 2 or more children.
This assistance is available to all NDLP participants. NDLP personal advisers will consider whether the amount charged is reasonable, taking into account their knowledge of average charges in their local area.
Additional help is available through the Adviser Discretion Fund. The fund can offer help with upfront costs of up to £300 which could go towards child care costs where the personal adviser determines this could help overcome obstacles to accepting a job offer. Help from this fund is available to NDLP participants who have not been working, and have not been in full time education, in the preceding six months. The maximum available per client per year from this Discretionary fund is £300.