Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Monday, 8 October 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 November 2001. It was answered by Nicholas Brown (Labour) on Monday, 12 November 2001 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Dept for Work and Pensions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many persons have left the New Deal for Young People since its inception; how many of them have left to enter (a) jobs lasting less than 13 weeks, (b) sustained jobs and (c) jobs lasting more than 26 weeks; and what is the cost per person into a sustained job. - Includes figures and ref to monthly Statistical First Releases in the Library.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many persons have left the new deal for young people since its inception; how many of them have left to enter (a) jobs lasting less than 13 weeks, (b) sustained jobs and (c) jobs lasting more than 26 weeks; and what is the cost per person into a sustained job. [7982] Mr. Nicholas Brown: The results of the new deal for young people are contained in the monthly Statistical First Releases which are available in the Library. By the end of July 2001, 594,300 people had left the new deal for young people. Of these, 239,500 were to sustained unsubsidised jobs and 190,770 entered unsubsidised jobs and did not return to claim jobseeker's allowance within 26 weeks. If someone on the new deal for young people moves into a job which lasts less than 13 weeks, they return to the new deal and are not classed as leavers. The average cost per person into a job on the new deal for young people is around £4,000. This estimate cannot be broken down by the type of job obtained.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 374 c568W; 7982
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Employment Young people Take-up Per capita costs New deal for young people
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk