§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the number of persons claiming Jobseeker's Allowance while working in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [102776]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownThe information requested is in the table.
Jobseeker's Allowance claimants declaring part-time earnings (under 16 hours per week) As at August Thousand 1997 53.1 1998 46.2 1999 36.5 2000 28.3 2001 21.2 2002 19.8 Notes:
1. Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling variation.
2. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred and are expressed in thousands.
Source:
Jobseeker's Allowance Quarterly Statistical Enquiries, August 1997 to August 2002.