Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that 5,525 people in the Isle of Wight area were claiming ‘out of work benefits’ during March 2021 – these figures also includes Universal Credit figures.
That’s a fall of 30 since February 2021, when there were 5,555 claimants, and a rise of 2,945 from March 2020 (2,580 JSA claimants).
Breakdown of claimants
Of those claiming in March 2021,
- 3,270 were male
- 2,255 were female
- 5 were 16-17
- 1,080 were aged 18 To 24
- (595 were aged 18 To 21)
- 2,895 were aged 25 To 49
- 1,535 were aged 50+
That means 6.9% of the resident population of area aged 16-64 is claiming out of work benefits – 1.5% more than the rest of the South East (5.4%), and 0.4% more than the whole of the UK (6.5%).
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