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Job Losses and Support
Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he will answer question 102665, on job losses and support, tabled by the hon. Member for Eddisbury on 20 November 2006. [115762]
Mr. Jim Murphy: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 17 January 2007, Official Report, column 1174W.
Jobseeker Direct
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many enquiries Jobseeker Direct received from people interested in short-term festive season work in the period 1 October to 31 December in each year since 1998; [118756]
(2) how many enquiries Jobseeker Direct received from people interested in short-term festive season work in (a) October, (b) November and (c) December 2006. [118757]
Mr. Plaskitt: The information requested is not available.
Jobseeker's Allowance
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people without accommodation had their (a) income support and (b) contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance stopped in each of the last five years. [118817]
Mr. Plaskitt: The information is not available.
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the total percentage of people of working age on jobseeker's allowance and incapacity-related benefits in each year since 1990-91 for the local authority wards in Great Britain with the (a) 100 highest and (b) 100 lowest rates of unemployment in 2006-07; and if he will make a statement. [121484]
Mr. Plaskitt: The information is not available.
LinkAge Plus
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the eight LinkAge Plus pilots launched in August 2006; and whether he plans to roll out the scheme further. [118776]
James Purnell:
Full assessment of the LinkAge Plus pilots will not be available until the evaluation has been undertaken. The evaluation process is being
coordinated by Warwick Business School and the programme evaluation steering group. When the pilots and their local evaluations are complete Warwick Business School will ensure that key lessons from LinkAge Plus are disseminated. The first interim findings are due in August 2007.
We are already ensuring that good practice is spread as quickly as possible. Findings reported by the pilots are being made widely available, and are shared with other parts of the country that are keen to adopt similar approaches.
Median Income
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the median income was in each region in the UK in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what estimatehe has made of the number of children who lived in households with income of less than 60 per cent. of the regional median, in each region, during that period. [109236]
Mr. Jim Murphy: Between 1998-99 and 2004-05 (the latest data available) the number of children in relative low income households fell by 700,000 both before and after housing costs. As a result of our reforms to the personal tax and benefit system and the national minimum wage, by April 2007, in real terms, families with children will be, on average, £1,550 a year better off, while those in the poorest fifth of the population will be on average, £3,450 a year better off.
Specific information regarding low income for Great Britain is available in ‘Households Below Average Income 1994-95 to 2004-05’.
The available information requested can be found in the following tables.
| Table (A1) Median income in each region in the UK for the years 2002-03 to 2004-05 | ||
| £ per week equivalised | ||
| Before housing costs | After housing costs | |
| Notes: 1. Figures for the regions and countries are presented using a three-year moving average, as single-year estimates do not provide a robust guide to year-on-year changes. Hence, figures are not consistent with any previously published single-year estimates and there may be differences in changes overtime. In circumstances such as a change in trend, moving averages will show less variation than single-year estimates. 2. Figures in 2004-05 prices. Source: Family Resources Survey | ||
| Table (A2) Number of children below 60 per cent. of each regional median income in the UK for the years 2002-03 to 2004-05 | ||
| Number (Million) | ||
| Before housing costs | After housing costs | |
| Note: Figures for the regions and countries are presented using a three-year moving average, as single-year estimates do not provide a robust guide to year-on-year changes. Hence, figures are not consistent with any previously published single-year estimates and there may be differences in changes over time. In circumstances such as a change in trend, moving averages will show less variation than single-year estimates. Source: Family Resources Survey | ||
National Insurance Numbers
Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) EU and (b) non-EU immigrants were claiming benefits within six months of being allocated a national insurance number in each reporting period since 1995. [116597]
Mr. Plaskitt: Information is not available prior to 2002-03. The most recent available information is in the table.
On 5 June 2006, we announced changes that took place from July 2006 and which introduced a ‘right to work’ condition before a NINO can be allocated to employment-related applicants.
| Year of registration | All | No benefit recorded | DLA | IB | IS | JSA |
| Notes: 1. Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10. Totals may not sum due to rounding. 2. Benefits are shown as being in payment if the NINO holder claims the benefit within six months of NINO registration. Source: 100 per cent. sample at 17 June 2006 from the National Insurance Recording System (NIRS). | ||||||
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