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Dept for Work and Pensions

Answer

Mr. Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people who have entered a New Deal for Disabled People programme in each year since 2001 have gone on to enter sustained employment, broken down by (a) age and (b) region. [191707] Jane Kennedy: The information is in the tables. People who have registered with a New Deal for Disabled People Job Broker each year since July 2001 who have gone on to gain sustained employment _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number July 2001 to March 2002 270 April 2002 to March 2003 3,620 April 2003 to March 2004 10,110 April 2004 to June 2004 2,670 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Breakdown by age of the total number of people who have registered with a New Deal for Disabled People Job Broker each year since July 2001 who have gone on to gain sustained employment _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Age July 2001 to March 2002 April 2002 to March 2003 April 2003 to March 2004 April 2004 to June 2004 18 to 24 10 140 500 160 25 to 34 50 590 1,760 450 35 to 49 120 1,520 4,180 1,180 50+ 90 1,340 3,560 850 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Breakdown by region of the total number of people who have registered with a New Deal for Disabled People Job Broker each year since July 2001 who have gone on to gain sustained employment _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Region July 2001 to March 2002 April 2002 to March 2003 April 2003 to March 2004 April 2004 to June 2004 Scotland 10 260 1,270 320 North East 10 570 1,530 310 North West 60 390 1,230 330 Yorkshire and Humberside 0 170 500 120 Wales 60 740 1,430 460 West Midlands 0 130 560 220 East Midlands 0 190 520 90 East of England 10 110 430 140 South East 0 200 550 160 London 20 160 530 110 South West 90 680 1,450 380 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. The total number of registrations includes those for whom age and/or region are not recorded. For this reason and because of rounding, components will not necessarily sum to totals. 2. Data are available only since the introduction of New Deal for Disabled People (NDDP) nationally in July 2001. 3. A sustained job for NDDP is counted when a customer, placed in work through a Job Broker, remains in work for a 13-week period. Source: DWP Information and Analysis Directorate.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

426 c1885-7W;426 c1891W; 191707

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Disability Age Employment Economic regions New deal for disabled people

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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