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Treasury

Answer

Mr. Hain: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) men and (b) women have made (i) one, (ii) two, (iii) three, (iv) four and (v) five or more claims for unemployment-related benefits in (1) each standard region of England, (2) Wales, (3) Scotland and (4) Great Britain since April 1992. [40903] Mrs. Knight: The information requested is contained in the following table. Claimants for unemployment related benefits since April 1992 by the number of claims made, Great Britain _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Region Number of claims 1 2 3 4 5 Total Females South East 656.9 250.5 100.9 41.7 32.1 1,082.1 East Anglia 67.1 25.4 10.7 4.6 4.6 112.4 South West 165.1 62.6 27 12.1 10.5 277.3 West Midlands 194.7 70.4 28.7 11.8 8.5 314.1 East Midlands 137 50.8 21 8.9 6.2 224 Yorkshire and Humberside 177.2 67.5 28.6 12.9 12.1 298.3 North West 230 88 37.3 16.6 14.3 386.1 Northern 106.4 42.3 18 7.5 7.1 181.4 Wales 94.6 36.9 15.9 6.6 5.9 159.9 Scotland 190.8 72.5 32.6 15.5 14.4 325.8 Total 2,019.8 766.9 320.7 138.1 115.8 3,361.3 Males South East 1,031.9 524.8 257.4 122.1 104.4 2,040.7 East Anglia 102.7 49.3 27.3 14.1 19 212.4 South West 243.1 125.3 68.9 38 42.2 517.5 West Midlands 293 154.6 79.8 37.9 34.9 600.2 East Midlands 208.1 105.7 56.2 29.1 30.3 429.4 Yorkshire and Humberside 255.8 140.2 83 46.4 54 579.4 North West 346.8 192.2 104.9 56.2 59.9 760 Northern 157 94.2 55.2 30.7 39.6 376.7 Wales 141.4 78.5 46 23.8 26 315.7 Scotland 260.3 148.7 87.1 49 58.5 603.6 Total 3.039.9 1,613.5 865.9 447.3 468.7 6.435.4 South East 1,688.8 775.4 358.4 163.8 136.5 3,122.8 East Anglia 169.9 74.7 38 18.7 23.6 324.7 South West 408.2 187.9 95.9 50.1 52.6 794.8 West Midlands 487.7 225 108.6 49.6 43.4 914.3 East Midlands 345 156.5 77.2 38 36.5 653.4 Yorkshire and Humberside 433 207.7 111.6 59.3 66.1 877.7 North West 576.8 280.2 142.2 72.8 74.1 1.146.1 Northern 263.4 136.5 73.2 38.2 46.7 558.1 Wales 236 115.4 61.9 30.3 32 475.6 Scotland 451 221.2 119.7 64.5 72.9 929.4 Total 5,059.7 2,380.4 1,186.6 585.5 584.5 9,796.7 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: UVOS Cohort, computerised claims.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

40903; 282 c1111-2W;282 c1109-10W

Session

1995-96

Subjects

Applications Social security benefits Unemployment benefits

Contains statistics

Yes