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Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-03-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people and what proportion of the working age population have been in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance for over (a) two years, (b) five years and (c) 10 years in each region of England.

Esther McVey

The information requested is shown in the tables below.

Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants in each Region in England by duration of claim and as a percentage of the working age population – as at August 2013

Region

All

%

Duration of 2 to 5 years

%

Duration of 5 to 10 years

%

Duration of over 10 years

%

North East

77,400

4.9

14,330

0.9

300

50

North West

166,260

3.8

22,990

0.5

1,400

180

Yorkshire and The Humber

140,760

4.3

23,660

0.7

810

110

East Midlands

87,700

3.2

12,900

0.5

630

40

West Midlands

141,210

4.2

23,410

0.7

1,490

120

East of England

93,300

2.6

13,370

0.4

420

50

London

191,590

3.5

30,990

0.6

1,420

250

South East

107,830

2.1

13,550

0.3

610

80

South West

68,750

2.2

8,530

0.3

180

50

Source: DWP IGS 100% WPLS and ONS Mid-2012 Population Estimates

Notes:

  1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages are shown rounded to one decimal place. “ – “ denotes nil or negligible.
  2. Working age population figures are defined as males aged 16-64 and females aged 16-59.