Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that 4,430 people in the Isle of Wight area were claiming ‘out of work benefits’ during June 2021 – these figures also includes Universal Credit figures.
That’s a fall of 445 since May 2021, when there were 4,875 claimants, and a fall of 830 from June 2020 (5,260 JSA claimants).
Breakdown of claimants
Of those claiming in June 2021,
- 2,635 were male
- 1,795 were female
- 5 were 16-17
- 820 were aged 18 To 24
- (465 were aged 18 To 21)
- 2,345 were aged 25 To 49
- 1,260 were aged 50+
That means 5.6% of the resident population of area aged 16-64 is claiming out of work benefits – 1.1% more than the rest of the South East (4.5%), and the same as the whole of the UK (5.6%).
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