Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that 3550 people in the Isle of Wight area were claiming ‘out of work benefits’ during September 2021 – these figures also include Universal Credit figures.
That’s a fall of 220 since August 2021, when there were 3,770 claimants, and a fall of 1,415 from September 2020 (4,965 JSA claimants).
Breakdown of claimants
Of those claiming in September 2021:
- 2,110 were male
- 1,440 were female
- 5 were 16-17
- 550 were aged 18 To 24
- (310 were aged 18 To 21)
- 1,945 were aged 25 To 49
- 1,050 were aged 50+
That means 4.5% of the resident population of area aged 16-64 is claiming out of work benefits – 0.7% more than the rest of the South East (3.9%), and 0.5% less than the whole of the UK (5.0%).
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