Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that 4,005 people in the Isle of Wight area were claiming ‘out of work benefits’ during July 2021 – these figures also includes Universal Credit figures.
That’s a fall of 425 since June 2021, when there were 4,430 claimants, and a fall of 1,360 from July 2020 (5,365 JSA claimants).
Breakdown of claimants
Of those claiming in July 2021,
- 2,390 were male
- 1,620 were female
- 5 were 16-17
- 620 were aged 18 To 24
- (385 were aged 18 To 21)
- 2,130 were aged 25 To 49
- 1,190 were aged 50+
That means 5% of the resident population of area aged 16-64 is claiming out of work benefits – 0.7% more than the rest of the South East (4.3%), and 0.5% less than the whole of the UK (5.5%).
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