Written question asked by Peter Bone (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 May 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 May 2009. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Friday, 12 June 2009 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Jobseeker's Allowance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the percentage change in the number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance in (a) Wellingborough constituency and (b) the UK was in the last 12 months.

Answer

The latest information available is shown in the following table.

Percentage change for jobseeker's allowance claimants: Wellingborough parliamentary constituency and the UK, March 2008 and March 2009
	Wellingborough parliamentary constituency	United Kingdom
March 2008 (number)	1,447	842,827
March 2009 (number)	3,239	1,523,482

Percentage change in year	123.8	80.8
Notes:
1. Percentage change is calculated between March 2008 and March 2009.
2: The claimant count data are published at https://www.nomisweb.co.uk
3. Figures include clerically held cases.
Source:
100 per cent. count of claimants of unemployment-related benefits, Jobcentre Plus Computer Systems

Secondary information