Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that 5,325 people in the Isle of Wight area were claiming ‘out of work benefits’ during June 2020 – these figures also includes Universal Credit figures (see below).
That’s a fall of 255 since May 2020, when there were 5,580 claimants, and a rise of 3,315 from June 2019 (2,010 JSA claimants).
Breakdown of claimants
Of those claiming in June 2020,
- 3,245 were male
- 2,080 were female
- 15 were 16-17
- 1,065 were aged 18 To 24
- (605 were aged 18 To 21)
- 2,760 were aged 25 To 49
- 1,485 were aged 50+
That means 6.6% of the resident population of area aged 16-64 is claiming out of work benefits – 1.5% more than the rest of the South East (5.1%), and 0.3% more than the whole of the UK (6.3%).
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