Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that 3,770 people in the Isle of Wight area were claiming ‘out of work benefits’ during August 2021 – these figures also include Universal Credit figures.
That’s a fall of 235 since July 2021, when there were 4,005 claimants, and a fall of 1,475 from August 2020 (5,245 JSA claimants).
Breakdown of claimants
Of those claiming in August 2021,
- 2,260 were male
- 1,510 were female
- 5 were 16-17
- 610 were aged 18 To 24
- (350 were aged 18 To 21)
- 2,055 were aged 25 To 49
- 1,095 were aged 50+
That means 4.7% of the resident population of area aged 16-64 is claiming out of work benefits – 0.5% more than the rest of the South East (4.2%), and 0.6% less than the whole of the UK (5.3%).
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