Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that 4,875 people in the Isle of Wight area were claiming ‘out of work benefits’ during May 2021 – these figures also includes Universal Credit figures.
That’s a fall of 525 since April 2021, when there were 5,400 claimants, and a fall of 675 from May 2020 (5,550 JSA claimants).
Breakdown of claimants
Of those claiming in May 2021,
- 2,905 were male
- 1,975 were female
- 5 were 16-17
- 935 were aged 18 To 24
- (525 were aged 18 To 21)
- 2,560 were aged 25 To 49
- 1,370 were aged 50+
That means 6.1% of the resident population of area aged 16-64 is claiming out of work benefits – 1.2% more than the rest of the South East (4.9%), and 0.1% more than the whole of the UK (6.0%).
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