Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that 2,560 people in the Isle of Wight area were claiming ‘out of work benefits’ (wording defined by ONS) during July 2022 – these figures also include Universal Credit figures.
That’s a fall of 80 since June 2022, when there were 2,640 claimants, and a fall of 1,375 from July 2021 (3,935 JSA claimants).
Breakdown of claimants
Of those claiming in July 2022:
- 1,510 were male
- 1,050 were female
- 5 were 16-17
- 385 were aged 18 To 24
- 235 were aged 18 To 21
- 1,480 were aged 25 To 49
- 690 were aged 50+
That means 3.2% of the resident population of area aged 16-64 is claiming out of work benefits – 0.3% more than the rest of the South East (2.9%), and 0.5% less than the whole of the UK (3.7%).
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