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Percentage of children by the income decile of their household—Great Britain, 1994-95 to 2004-05—After Housing Costs
	Decile
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1994-95	12	15	11	12	11	10	9	8	7	6
1995-96	13	15	11	11	11	10	9	8	6	6
1996-97	13	16	11	11	11	10	9	7	7	6
1997-98	13	15	11	11	11	10	9	7	6	6
1998-99	14	15	12	11	11	10	8	7	7	6
1999-2000	13	15	12	11	11	10	9	7	6	6
2000-01	12	15	12	12	11	10	8	7	6	6
2001-02	12	15	12	12	11	10	9	7	6	6
2002-03	12	14	12	11	11	9	9	8	7	6
2003-04	12	15	11	12	11	10	9	8	6	6
2004-05	12	15	12	12	11	10	8	8	6	6
Notes: 1. Deciles shown here represent groups of the child population in Great Britain. The lowest decile group is the 10 per cent. of the population with the lowest household incomes. The second decile group contains children whose household incomes are above the lowest decile point but below the second decile point. Successive deciles follow similarly. 2. The percentages by decile are based on the equivalised incomes of households with children. Equivalisation is the process by which the household income is adjusted for size and composition as a proxy for material living standards. 3. All estimates are subject to sampling error and response bias and small changes between years may be influenced by these. 4. Percentages may not sum to 100 per cent. across a year, due to rounding. Source: Family Resources Survey

Ms Buck: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average income is of households in social rented accommodation in (a) England, (b) each English region and (c) each London borough. [99802]

Mr. Plaskitt: The information requested is not available below the level of Government Office Region.

The available information is in the following table.

The median income of households in social rented accommodation( 1) in England and each English region (2004-05 prices)
£ per week equivalent
	Before housing costs	After housing costs
England	221	171
North East	206	166
North West	217	173
Yorkshire and the Humber	215	176
East Midlands	216	169
Eastern	226	177
London	232	177
South East	237	178
South West	226	174
(1) Social rented accommodation is defined as those living in local authority, New Town, Council, Housing Association, Co-Op or Trust rented accommodation. Note: All estimates are calculated using a three year average. Source: Family Resources Survey 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05

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Jobseeker's Allowance

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to extend the housing benefit run-on to people leaving jobseeker’s allowance. [96180]

Mr. Plaskitt: Customers in receipt of income-based jobseeker’s allowance who move into work and fulfil the necessary conditions are eligible for an extended payment. There are currently no plans to widen entitlement to the existing schemes.

Mr. Francois: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people (a) claimed jobseeker's allowance and (b) attended a mandatory skills course in each financial year from 2003-04 to 2005-06. [99353]

Mr. Plaskitt: The information is not available in the format requested. The available information is in the following table; there are no mandatory skills courses linked to jobseeker's allowance.

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Jobseeker’s allowance claimants in Great Britain
	Number
2003
April	902,100
May	912,500
June	912,100
July	905,600
August	898,500
September	893,800
October	887,300
November	878,900
December	872,000
2004
January	863,700
February	855,900
March	848,300
April	840,100
May	826,900
June	817,100
July	807,300
August	805,600
September	805,900
October	804,500
November	800,500
December	796,800
2005
January	790,500
February	789,900
March	802,500
April	810,400
May	825,500
June	834,600
July	837,900
August	841,100
September	851,200
October	863,000
November	872,700
December	879,500
2006
January	876,900
February	896,700
March	909,500
Notes: 1. Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest 100. 2. JSA figures are seasonally adjusted. Source: Count of jobseeker’s allowance claimants, Jobcentre Plus computer systems.

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