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Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 November 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 November 2007. It was answered by Caroline Flint (Labour) on Thursday, 6 December 2007 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

New Deal Schemes: Disabled

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many individuals participated in the new deal for disabled people in each year since its inception; and what estimate he has made of the number of people who will access (a) the new deal for disabled people and (b) pathways to work following the roll out of pathways to work, broken down by Jobcentre Plus district.
Answer

An estimate of the total number of people who will access new deal for disabled people (NDDP) and pathways to work, following roll out of pathways to work, broken down by Jobcentre Plus district, is not available.Up to the end of August 2007, 271,180 people had participated in new deal for disabled people.Information on the number of people starting the programme in each year is in the following table.

New deal for disabled people
Number of individuals starting
2001 5,740
2002 24,320
2003 30,260
2004 48,280
2005 58,140
2006 61,600
Notes:
1. The new deal for disabled people programme was introduced in July 2001.
2. Latest complete year data is for 2006.
3. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
4. Years are calendar years. Data for 2001 relates to July 2001 to December 2001.
5. If an individual has started more than once, only their latest start will be included in the table.
Source:
Information Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
165524; 468 c1506-7W
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Pathways to work programme New deal for disabled people
Link
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