Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that 3,145 people in the Isle of Wight area were claiming ‘out of work benefits’ (wording defined by ONS) during April 2022 – these figures also include Universal Credit figures.
That’s a fall of 235 since March 2022, when there were 3,380 claimants, and a fall of 2,225 from April 2021 (5,370 JSA claimants).
Breakdown of claimants
Of those claiming in April 2022:
- 1,835 were male
- 1,310 were female
- 5 were 16-17
- 490 were aged 18 To 24
- (295 were aged 18 To 21)
- 1,775 were aged 25 To 49
- 875 were aged 50+
That means 4.0% of the resident population of area aged 16-64 is claiming out of work benefits – 0.9% more than the rest of the South East (3.1%), and the same as the whole of the UK (4.0%).
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