Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that 5,200 people in the Isle of Wight area were claiming ‘out of work benefits’ during December 2020 – these figures also includes Universal Credit figures.
That’s a rise of 60 since November 2020, when there were 5,140 claimants, and a rise of 2,820 from December 2019 (2,380 JSA claimants).
Breakdown of claimants
Of those claiming in December 2020,
- 3,115 were male
- 2,080 were female
- 5 were 16-17
- 1,035 were aged 18 To 24
- (595 were aged 18 To 21)
- 2,695 were aged 25 To 49
- 1,460 were aged 50+
That means 6.5% of the resident population of area aged 16-64 is claiming out of work benefits – 1.3% more than the rest of the South East (5.2), and 0.2% more than the whole of the UK (6.3%).
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