Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that 5,245 people in the Isle of Wight area were claiming ‘out of work benefits’ during January 2021 – these figures also includes Universal Credit figures.
That’s a rise of 45 since December 2020, when there were 5,200 claimants, and a rise of 2,765 from January 2020 (2,480 JSA claimants).
Breakdown of claimants
Of those claiming in January 2021,
- 3,125 were male
- 2,120 were female
- 10 were 16-17
- 1,070 were aged 18 To 24
- (610 were aged 18 To 21)
- 2,730 were aged 25 To 49
- 1,435 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 0.4% more than the whole of the UK (6.2%).
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