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Social Security Benefits: Ethnic Groups

Margaret Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many Asian men were on benefits in (a) the UK and (b) Luton over the last five years; and what proportion of (i) male and (ii) all benefit claimants this represents over the same period. [131976]

Mr. Plaskitt: A breakdown of benefit claimants by ethnicity is only available for jobseeker’s allowance. The available information is in the tables.

Male Asian jobseeker’s allowance (JSA) claimants in Luton and Great Britain as at August 2002
Number of JSA claimants Percentage of male JSA claimants Percentage of all JSA claimants

Luton b orough c ouncil

All Asian or Asian British

630

24.1

17.8

Asian or Asian British: Indian

80

3.1

2.3

Asian or Asian British: Pakistani

330

12.6

9.3

Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi

190

7.3

5.4

Asian or Asian British: Other Asian

30

1.1

0.8

Great Britain

All Asian or Asian British

37,330

5.5

4.1

Asian or Asian British: Indian

10,720

1.6

1.2

Asian or Asian British: Pakistani

14,920

2.2

1.6

Asian or Asian British:

7,220

1.1

0.8

Luton Borough Council

Bangladeshi

Asian or Asian British: Other Asian

4,470

0.7

0.5



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Male Asian jobseeker’s allowance claimants in Luton and Great Britain as at August 2003
Number of JSA claimants Percentage of male JSA claimants Percentage of all JSA claimants

Luton b orough c ouncil

All Asian or Asian British

630

23.5

17.6

Asian or Asian British: Indian

70

2.6

2.0

Asian or Asian British: Pakistani

320

11.9

8.9

Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi

220

8.2

6.1

Asian or Asian British: Other Asian

20

0.7

0.6

Great Britain

All Asian or Asian British

37,240

5.8

4.2

Asian or Asian British: Indian

10,660

1.6

1.2

Asian or Asian British: Pakistani

14,310

2.2

1.6

Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi

7,410

1.1

0.8

Asian or Asian British: Other Asian

4,860

0.8

0.6


Male Asian jobseeker’s allowance claimants in Luton and Great Britain as at August 2004
Number of JSA claimants Percentage of male JSA claimants Percentage of all JSA claimants

Luton borough council

All Asian or Asian British

520

22.0

16.0

Asian or Asian British: Indian

60

2.5

1.8

Asian or Asian British: Pakistani

260

11.0

8.0

Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi

170

7.2

5.2

Asian or Asian British: Other Asian

30

1.3

0.9

Great Britain

All Asian or Asian British

32,550

5.6

4.1

Asian or Asian British: Indian

9,130

1.6

1.1

Asian or Asian British: Pakistani

12,420

2.1

1.6

Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi

6,760

1.2

0.8

Asian or Asian British: Other Asian

4,240

0.7

0.5



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Male Asian jobseeker’s allowance claimants in Luton and Great Britain as at August 2005
Number of JSA claimants Percentage of male JSA claimants Percentage of all JSA claimants

Luton borough council

All Asian or Asian British

420

15.8

11.5

Asian or Asian British: Indian

70

2.6

1.9

Asian or Asian British: Pakistani

290

10.9

7.9

Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi

20

0.8

0.5

Asian or Asian British: Other Asian

40

1.5

1.1

Great Britain

All Asian or Asian British

34,920

5.6

4.1

Asian or Asian British: Indian

10,180

1.6

1.2

Asian or Asian British: Pakistani

13,320

2.1

1.6

Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi

6,810

1.1

0.8

Asian or Asian British: Other Asian

4,610

0.7

0.5


Male Asian jobseeker’s allowance claimants in Luton and Great Britain as at August 2006
Number of JSA claimants Percentage of male JSA claimants Percentage of all JSA claimants

Luton borough council

All Asian or Asian British

680

22.3

16.0

Asian or Asian British: Indian

80

2.6

1.9

Asian or Asian British: Pakistani

330

10.8

7.7

Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi

220

7.2

5.2

Asian or Asian British: Other Asian

50

1.6

1.2

Great Britain

All Asian or Asian British

38,920

5.8

4.2

Asian or Asian British: Indian

10,810

1.6

1.2

Asian or Asian British: Pakistani

15,040

2.2

1.6

Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi

7,940

1.2

0.9

Asian or Asian British: Other Asian

5,130

0.8

0.6

Notes:
1. Caseload figures have been rounded to the nearest ten.
2. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
3. Percentage caseload figures are based on ethnicity group figures as a percentage of the total JSA caseload for Luton or GB and are rounded to one decimal point.
Source:
100 per cent. Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.

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