Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that 3,455 people in the Isle of Wight area were claiming ‘out of work benefits’ (wording defined by ONS) during January 2022 – these figures also include Universal Credit figures.
That’s a rise of 60 since December 2021, when there were 3,395 claimants, and a fall of 1,790 from January 2021 (5,245 JSA claimants).
Breakdown of claimants
Of those claiming in January 2022:
- 2,010 were male
- 1,455 were female
- 5 were 16-17
- 545 were aged 18 To 24
- (305 were aged 18 To 21)
- 1,900 were aged 25 To 49
- 1,010 were aged 50+
That means 4.3% of the resident population of area aged 16-64 is claiming out of work benefits – 0.9% more than the rest of the South East (3.4%), and 0.1% less than the whole of the UK (4.4%).
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