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Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that 3,355 people on the Isle of Wight were claiming ‘out of work benefits’ (wording defined by ONS) during February 2024 – these figures also include Universal Credit figures.
That’s a rise of 210 since January 2024, when there were 3,145 claimants, and a rise of 400 from February 2023 (2,955 JSA claimants).
Breakdown of claimants
Of those claiming in February 2024:
- 1,865 were male
- 1,490 were female
- 10 were 16-17
- 645 were aged 18 To 24
- 380 were aged 18 To 21
- 1,810 were aged 25 To 49
- 890 were aged 50+
National comparison
That means 4.3 per cent of the resident population of area aged 16-64 is claiming out of work benefits – 1.3 per cent more than the rest of the South East (3.0 per cent), and 0.5 per cent more than the whole of the UK (3.8 per cent).
