Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that 5,400 people in the Isle of Wight area were claiming ‘out of work benefits’ during April 2021 – these figures also includes Universal Credit figures.
That’s a fall of 125 since March 2021, when there were 5,525 claimants, and a rise of 675 from April 2020 (4,725 JSA claimants).
Breakdown of claimants
Of those claiming in April 2021,
- 3,220 were male
- 2,185 were female
- 5 were 16-17
- 1,040 were aged 18 To 24
- (595 were aged 18 To 21)
- 2,860 were aged 25 To 49
- 1,495 were aged 50+
That means 6.8% 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 (5.3%), and 0.4% more than the whole of the UK (6.4%).
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