Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that 2,600 people in the Isle of Wight area were claiming ‘out of work benefits’ (wording defined by ONS) during October 2022 – these figures also include Universal Credit figures.
That’s a rise of 15 since September 2022, when there were 2,585 claimants, and a fall of 730 from October 2021 (3,330 JSA claimants).
Breakdown of claimants
Of those claiming in October 2022:
- 1,540 were male
- 1,060 were female
- 5 were 16-17
- 405 were aged 18 To 24
- 240 were aged 18 To 21
- 1,495 were aged 25 To 49
- 695 were aged 50+
That means 3.3% of the resident population of area aged 16-64 is claiming out of work benefits – 0.4% more than the rest of the South East (2.9%), and 0.3% less than the whole of the UK (3.6%).
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