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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many people applied for adult entertainment industry vacancies advertised by Jobcentre Plus in each year since 2003, broken down by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) type of vacancy;
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many people applied for adult entertainment industry vacancies advertised by Jobcentre Plus in each year since 2003, broken down by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) type of vacancy;
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average score and rank of multiple deprivation was for each constituency in England according to the Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average score and rank of multiple deprivation was for each constituency in England according to the Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2007.
(2) how many vacancies within the adult entertainment industry were advertised by Jobcentre Plus in each year since 2003, broken down by type of vacancy.
(2) how many vacancies within the adult entertainment industry were advertised by Jobcentre Plus in each year since 2003, broken down by type of vacancy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the Answers of 26 November 2008, Official Report, columns 1996-7W, on jobseeker's allowance, whether his Department has compiled data on the amount of time jobseeker's allowance claimants have received the allowance or other out of work benefits...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the Answers of 26 November 2008, Official Report, columns 1996-7W, on jobseeker's allowance, whether his Department has compiled data on the amount of time jobseeker's allowance claimants have received the allowance or other out of work benefits...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many times the temperature dropped below the threshold at which cold weather payments are made in each of the last 10 years, broken down by relevant weather station.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many times the temperature dropped below the threshold at which cold weather payments are made in each of the last 10 years, broken down by relevant weather station.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will break down by (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority the debt owed to the Child Support Agency in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will break down by (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority the debt owed to the Child Support Agency in each of the last five years.
(2) what data his Department holds in respect of repeat jobseeker's allowance (JSA) claimants on (a) the periods between different claims, (b) whether a claimant finds employment between different claims of JSA and (c) when people spent time on the New Deal Training Allowance between claims.
(2) what data his Department holds in respect of repeat jobseeker's allowance (JSA) claimants on (a) the periods between different claims, (b) whether a claimant finds employment between different claims of JSA and (c) when people spent time on the New Deal Training Allowance between claims.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pension credit applications were not processed within 10 days in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pension credit applications were not processed within 10 days in each of the last three years.
| Pension credit clearance times | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-208 | ¹2008-09 | |
| Target (days) | ¹AACT 10 | AACT 10 | AACT 15 | AACT 15 |
| Total processed | 427,748 | 334,501 | 280,097 | 142,293 |
| Not processed within target | 52,665 | 68,142 | 83,182 | 38,979 |
| Percentage not processed within target | 12.0 | 20.0 | 30.0 | 27.0 |
| AACT (days) | 8.8 | 11.9 | 15.6 | 14.6 |
| ¹ Year to date (September) | ||||
| ² AACT - Actual Average Clearance Time | ||||
| Source: | ||||
| Pension Service Legacy System |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) when it became possible for an out-of-work man aged between 60 to 64 years old to claim pension credit instead of jobseeker's allowance;
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) when it became possible for an out-of-work man aged between 60 to 64 years old to claim pension credit instead of jobseeker's allowance;
(2) what benefits an unemployed man aged between 60 and 64 years old was entitled to claim before the introduction of pension credit.
(2) what benefits an unemployed man aged between 60 and 64 years old was entitled to claim before the introduction of pension credit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of (a) cold weather payments made and (b) the number of recipients of cold weather payments in each of the last five years, broken down by the area covered by each relevant...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of (a) cold weather payments made and (b) the number of recipients of cold weather payments in each of the last five years, broken down by the area covered by each relevant...
| Cold Weather Payments for Great Britain for 2003-04 to 2007-08 | |
|---|---|
| Weather station | Estimated payments |
| 2003-04 | |
| Aviemore | 4,600 |
| Bingley | 91,300 |
| Boltshope Park | 70,500 |
| Braemar | 300 |
| Cassley | 800 |
| Dundrennan | 5,900 |
| Dyce | 24,200 |
| Eskdalemuir | 10,200 |
| Fylingdales | 27,500 |
| Lake Vyrnwy | 1,400 |
| Lerwick | 900 |
| Loch Glascarnoch | 2,400 |
| Sennybridge | 116,900 |
| Shawbury | 51,600 |
| Tulloch Bridge | 7,000 |
| Wick | 2,100 |
| Total | 417,600 |
| 2004-05 | |
| Aviemore | 1,600 |
| Boltshope Park | 63,600 |
| Braemar | 100 |
| Fylingdales | 17,500 |
| Liscombe | 8,700 |
| Loch Glascarnoch | 700 |
| Sennybridge | 67,600 |
| Tulloch Bridge | 3,000 |
| Wattisham | 50,300 |
| Total | 213,200 |
| 2005-06 | |
| Albemarle | 128,400 |
| Aviemore | 4,800 |
| Bingley | 257,200 |
| Boltshope Park | 105,200 |
| Braemar | 400 |
| Cassley | 700 |
| Eskdalemuir | 28,800 |
| Fylingdales | 15,800 |
| Kinloss | 14,200 |
| Lake Vyrnwy | 9,600 |
| Lerwick | 1,200 |
| Linton on Ouse | 132,200 |
| Liscombe | 8,500 |
| Loch Glascarnoch | 3,000 |
| Salsburgh | 14,500 |
| Sennybridge | 129,600 |
| Shawbury | 122,800 |
| Tulloch Bridge | 8,800 |
| Wick | 2,500 |
| Total | 987,900 |
| 2006-07 | |
| Aviemore | 1,700 |
| Boltshope Park | 21,900 |
| Braemar | 100 |
| Capel Curig | 800 |
| Dyce | 29,900 |
| Eskdalemuir | 7,600 |
| Linton on Ouse | 138,700 |
| Loch Glascarnoch | 800 |
| Sennybridge | 136,000 |
| Shawbury | 64,600 |
| Total | 402,000 |
| 2007-08 | |
| Aviemore | 1,600 |
| Bishopton | 205,400 |
| Braemar | 6,600 |
| Cassley | 400 |
| Charterhall | 2,800 |
| Edinburgh Gogarbank | 81,500 |
| Eskdalemuir | 6,400 |
| Kinloss | 14,900 |
| Lake Vyrnwy | 5,900 |
| Leuchars | 42,400 |
| Loch Glascarnoch | 2,400 |
| Redesdale | 12,300 |
| Salsburgh | 15,100 |
| Sennybridge | 67,100 |
| Shap | 4,900 |
| Tulloch Bridge | 2,300 |
| Total | 471,900 |
| Notes: | |
| 1. Figures are for Cold Weather Payments triggered in the relevant financial year. | |
| 2. Some people were made more than one payment in some years. | |
| 3. Estimated numbers of payments have been rounded to the nearest 100. Totals may not sum due to rounding. | |
| 4. Each year, there are usually some small changes to the weather stations used for the cold weather payments scheme. (For example, the Boltshope Park weather station closed after the winter of 2006-07 and the postcodes linked to it were allocated to Albemarle and Bingley and to a new weather station Redesdale.) | |
| Sources: | |
| Estimated numbers of payments are based on: | |
| Scans of benefit computer systems taken at the end of October each year giving the number of potential qualifiers for cold weather payments by weather station; | |
| DWP records of triggers; | |
| DWP records of the total number of payments actually made by benefit computer system. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many applications for (a) crisis loans, (b) budgeting loans and (c) community care grants were made to Jobcentre Plus in each month in the last 10 years for which information is available, broken down by (i) region and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many applications for (a) crisis loans, (b) budgeting loans and (c) community care grants were made to Jobcentre Plus in each month in the last 10 years for which information is available, broken down by (i) region and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many grants of (a) crisis loans, (b) budgeting loans and (c) community care grants were made by Jobcentre Plus in each month of the last 10 years for which information is available, broken down by (i) region and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many grants of (a) crisis loans, (b) budgeting loans and (c) community care grants were made by Jobcentre Plus in each month of the last 10 years for which information is available, broken down by (i) region and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people had their benefit reduced as a consequence of not taking a reasonable job offer in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people had their benefit reduced as a consequence of not taking a reasonable job offer in each of the last 10 years.
| Number of varied length Jobseekers Allowance referrals, sanctioned for refusal of employment—1 April 2000 to 31 March 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Sanctions | |
| 2000-01 | 23,040 |
| 2001-02 | 32,250 |
| 2002-03 | 36,020 |
| 2003-04 | 24,610 |
| 2004-05 | 19,580 |
| 2005-06 | 12,260 |
| 2006-07 | 6,270 |
| 2007-08 | 12,470 |
| Notes: | |
| 1. Definitions and conventions: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. | |
| 2. Data prior to April 2000 is not available. | |
| Source: | |
| DWP Information Directorate: Jobseekers Allowance Sanctions and Disallowance Decisions Statistics Database. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of households with at least one person of working age which received benefits of all kinds in excess of (a) £100,000, (b) £75,000, (c) £50,000, (d) £30,000 and (e) £20,000 in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of households with at least one person of working age which received benefits of all kinds in excess of (a) £100,000, (b) £75,000, (c) £50,000, (d) £30,000 and (e) £20,000 in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) households and (b) individuals in each local authority area have had their housing benefit withdrawn because of their antisocial behaviour under the Government's Respect Agenda housing benefit trials.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) households and (b) individuals in each local authority area have had their housing benefit withdrawn because of their antisocial behaviour under the Government's Respect Agenda housing benefit trials.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what percentage of people flowing off jobseeker's allowance moved (a) into employment, (b) onto other benefits and (c) to an unknown destination in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what percentage of people flowing off jobseeker's allowance moved (a) into employment, (b) onto other benefits and (c) to an unknown destination in each year since 1997.
| Numbers of people leaving Jobseeker's Allowance by year and destination | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | Other Benefit | Other reason | Not known or not recorded | Total | |
| 1998 | 1,661,115 | 247,965 | 362,095 | 765,630 | 3,036,805 |
| 1999 | 1,620,690 | 241,315 | 404,580 | 842,535 | 3,109,120 |
| 2000 | 1,513,330 | 233,530 | 395,650 | 848,380 | 2,990,890 |
| 2001 | 1,365,610 | 209,605 | 333,440 | 823,180 | 2,731,835 |
| 2002 | 1,290,665 | 199,425 | 364,155 | 866,775 | 2,721,020 |
| 2003 | 1,207,220 | 194,900 | 364,050 | 869,690 | 2,635,860 |
| 2004 | 1,078,390 | 180,815 | 344,215 | 857,735 | 2,461,155 |
| 2005 | 957,985 | 169,355 | 311,640 | 886,720 | 2,325,700 |
| 2006 | 957,400 | 180,790 | 316,135 | 1,013,985 | 2,468,310 |
| 2007 | 931,615 | 193,025 | 363,450 | 1,065,035 | 2,553,125 |
| 2008¹ | 738,870 | 150,300 | 318,350 | 888,390 | 2,095,910 |
| ¹ January to October. |
| Percentage distribution by destination of all people leaving Jobseeker's Allowance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | Other Benefit | Other reason | Not known or not recorded | |
| 1998 | 54.7 | 8.2 | 11.9 | 25.2 |
| 1999 | 52.1 | 7.8 | 13.0 | 27.1 |
| 2000 | 50.6 | 7.8 | 13.2 | 28.4 |
| 2001 | 50.0 | 7.7 | 12.2 | 30.1 |
| 2002 | 47.4 | 7.3 | 13.4 | 31.9 |
| 2003 | 45.8 | 7.4 | 13.8 | 33.0 |
| 2004 | 43.8 | 7.3 | 14.0 | 34.9 |
| 2005 | 41.2 | 7.3 | 13.4 | 38.1 |
| 2006 | 38.8 | 7.3 | 12.8 | 41.1 |
| 2007 | 36.5 | 7.6 | 14.2 | 41.7 |
| 2008¹ | 35.2 | 7.2 | 15.2 | 42.4 |
| ¹ January to October. |
| Percentage distribution by destination of people leaving Jobseeker's Allowance to known destinations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | Other benefit | Other | |
| 1998 | 73.1 | 10.9 | 15.9 |
| 1999 | 71.5 | 10.6 | 17.8 |
| 2000 | 70.6 | 10.9 | 18.5 |
| 2001 | 71.5 | 11.0 | 17.5 |
| 2002 | 69.6 | 10.8 | 19.6 |
| 2003 | 68.4 | 11.0 | 20.6 |
| 2004 | 67.3 | 11.3 | 21.5 |
| 2005 | 66.6 | 11.8 | 21.7 |
| 2006 | 65.8 | 12.4 | 21.7 |
| 2007 | 62.6 | 13.0 | 24.4 |
| 2008¹ | 61.2 | 12.4 | 26.4 |
| ¹ January to October. | |||
| Notes: | |||
| 1. Figures are for Great Britain and are rounded to the nearest 5. | |||
| 2. The percentage of claimant off-flows with no destination recorded has increased over the last 10 years, which should be taken into account when interpreting these statistics. | |||
| 3. This information is published on the Nomis website at www.nomisweb.co.uk | |||
| Source: | |||
| Count of unemployment-related benefits, Jobcentre Plus computer systems (computer held cases only). |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what information his Department holds on the amount of time each jobseeker's allowance (JSA) claimant has received JSA in the last (a) two and (b) five years;
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what information his Department holds on the amount of time each jobseeker's allowance (JSA) claimant has received JSA in the last (a) two and (b) five years;
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many claims for the state pension took more than 60 days to process in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many claims for the state pension took more than 60 days to process in each of the last 10 years.
| State pension clearance times | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | ¹ 2008-09 | |
| Target | 95 per cent. in 60 days | ||||
| Total processed | 563,650 | 563,352 | 623,692 | 717,122 | 364,174 |
| Not processed within target | 27,795 | 14,857 | 28,179 | 49,374 | 25,074 |
| Percentage within 60 days | 95.1 | 97.4 | 95.5 | 93.1% | 93.1% |
| Percentage processed outside 60 days | 4.9 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| ¹ Year to date (September) | |||||
| Source: Pensions Service Legacy System |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) jobcentre and (b) Jobcentre Plus offices there are in each (i) region and (ii) parliamentary constituency; and how many of each in each area there were in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) jobcentre and (b) Jobcentre Plus offices there are in each (i) region and (ii) parliamentary constituency; and how many of each in each area there were in each year since 1997.
| Jobcentre Plus offices open to the public: 1 January 2002 to 1 October 2008 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | 1 October 2008 | 1 January 2008 | 1 January 2007 | 1 January 2006 | 1 January 2005 | 1 January 2004 | 1 January 2003 | 1 January 2002 |
| East Of England | 57 | 60 | 65 | 72 | 84 | 85 | 90 | 90 |
| East Midlands | 53 | 59 | 56 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 83 | 83 |
| London | 77 | 80 | 90 | 114 | 121 | 132 | 138 | 139 |
| North East | 45 | 45 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 64 | 65 | 65 |
| North West | 97 | 101 | 112 | 129 | 139 | 153 | 160 | 160 |
| Scotland | 99 | 101 | 103 | 125 | 139 | 150 | 153 | 153 |
| South East | 76 | 81 | 82 | 97 | 107 | 121 | 123 | 123 |
| South West | 57 | 64 | 83 | 91 | 102 | 114 | 118 | 118 |
| Wales | 63 | 63 | 64 | 87 | 95 | 108 | 111 | 111 |
| West Midlands | 63 | 64 | 79 | 98 | 105 | 108 | 115 | 116 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 60 | 65 | 61 | 68 | 79 | 87 | 88 | 88 |
| Totals of all regions | 747 | 783 | 844 | 1,003 | 1,102 | 1,197 | 1,244 | 1,246 |
| Note: | ||||||||
| Prior to implementing our network of benefit delivery centres, from April 2006, many sites delivered both customer facing and benefit processing services. |
| Current Jobcentre Plus customer-facing offices | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Regions | Benefit delivery centres | Customer facing Jobcentres | Contact centres |
| East Of England | 6 | 57 | 2 |
| East Midlands | 7 | 53 | 3 |
| London | 7 | 77 | 0 |
| North East | 3 | 45 | 2 |
| North West | 12 | 97 | 6 |
| Scotland | 9 | 99 | 3 |
| South East | 8 | 76 | 0 |
| South West | 6 | 57 | 4 |
| Wales | 5 | 63 | 4 |
| West Midlands | 8 | 63 | 3 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 8 | 60 | 4 |
| Totals of all regions | 79 | 747 | 31 |
| Note: | |||
| The Jobcentre Plus customer facing service delivery network comprises of Jobcentres, benefit delivery centres, and contact centres. Head office, regional offices and district offices are not included. Contact centres operate nationally and their location bears no relation to the customers they serve. |