Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that 5,460 people in the Isle of Wight area were claiming ‘out of work benefits’ during July 2020 – these figures also includes Universal Credit figures (see below).
That’s a rise of 135 since June 2020, when there were 5,325 claimants, and a rise of 3,490 from July 2019 (1,970 JSA claimants).
Breakdown of claimants
Of those claiming in July 2020,
- 3,325 were male
- 2,135 were female
- 10 were 16-17
- 1,085 were aged 18 To 24
- (625 were aged 18 To 21)
- 2,860 were aged 25 To 49
- 1,505 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 0.3% more than the whole of the UK (6.5%).
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