Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that 3,380 people in the Isle of Wight area were claiming ‘out of work benefits’ (wording defined by ONS) during March 2022 – these figures also include Universal Credit figures.
That’s a fall of 80 since February 2022, when there were 3,460 claimants, and a fall of 2,110 from March 2021 (5,490 JSA claimants).
Breakdown of claimants
Of those claiming in March 2022:
- 1,960 were male
- 1,420 were female
- 10 were 16-17
- 535 were aged 18 To 24
- (310 were aged 18 To 21)
- 1,890 were aged 25 To 49
- 945 were aged 50+
That means 4.2% 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 (3.3%), and the same as the whole of the UK (4.2%).
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