Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that 2,790 people in the Isle of Wight area were claiming ‘out of work benefits’ (wording defined by ONS) during November 2022 – these figures also include Universal Credit figures.
That’s a rise of 190 since October 2022, when there were 2,600 claimants, and a fall of 555 from November 2021 (3,345 JSA claimants).
Breakdown of claimants
Of those claiming in November 2022:
- 1,625 were male (1,540 last month)
- 1,165 were female (1,060 last month)
- 5 were 16-17
- 465 were aged 18 To 24 (405 last month)
- 285 were aged 18 To 21 (240 last month)
- 1,590 were aged 25 To 49 (1,495 last month)
- 730 were aged 50+ (695 last month)
That means 3.5% of the resident population of area aged 16-64 is claiming out of work benefits – 0.6% more than the rest of the South East (2.9%), and 0.2% less than the whole of the UK (3.7%).
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