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| Thousand | ||||
| 2006-07 | 2007-08 | |||
| Government office region | Non-UK total | Non-EU | Non-UK total | Non-EU |
| Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest ten and displayed in thousands. Some additional disclosure control has been applied. 2. Registration date is derived from the date at which a national insurance number is maintained on the National Insurance Recording System. 3. Government Office region improvements have been made to the allocation of migrants whose residential address is incomplete. Figures reflect the best estimate of an overseas national's locality at the time of registering for a national insurance number. 4. Financial year of registration date years are financial based (1 April to 31 March). 5. Non-EU registrations are included in the non-UK total figures. 6. Data are published at http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/tabtool.asp 7. Non-EU nationals—based on a client's nationality. The mapping for “world areas” is based on the present day. 8. Bulgaria and Romania are listed as EU accession states for the entire Back Series. “European Union” excludes the accession states. 9. The latest year that full year data is available is 2007-08. Source: 100 per cent. extract from National Insurance Recording System. | ||||
Housing Benefit
Mr. Sanders: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in England were in receipt of housing benefit on 1 April 2009 in each of the last five years. [275478]
Kitty Ussher: Information is not available for 1 April each year; the available information is in the table.
| Number of recipients of housing benefit in England: as at May each year | |
| Number | |
| Notes: 1. The data refer to benefit units, which may be a single person or a couple. 2. The figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred. 3. Figures for any non-responding authorities have been estimated. 4. The figures are for May which relate to the second Thursday of May each year. 5. Housing benefit figures exclude any extended payment cases. 6. From February 2007, DWP has been collecting more detailed HB/CTB data electronically from local authorities. Over time this will improve the accuracy, timeliness and level of detail available in the published statistics. However, until the new data have been fully quality assured to National Statistics standards, the most recent summary statistics available are for August 2007. Source: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/hbctb.asp | |
Housing Benefit: East of England
Mr. Vara: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have claimed housing benefit in (a) Cambridgeshire and (b) the East of England in each of the last 10 years. [275224]
Kitty Ussher: The available information is in the following table.
| Housing benefit recipients in Cambridgeshire and the East of England as at August each year | ||
| Cambridgeshire | East of England | |
| Notes: 1. The data refers to benefit units, which may be a single person or a couple. 2. The figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred. 3. Figures for any non-responding authorities have been estimated. 4. Housing benefit figures exclude any extended payment cases. 5. From February 2007, DWP has been collecting more detailed HB/CTB data electronically from local authorities. Over time this will improve the accuracy, timeliness and level of detail available in the published statistics. However, until the new data has been fully quality assured to National Statistics standards, the most recent summary statistics available are for August 2007. Source: Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System Quarterly 100 per cent. taken in August 1997 to August 2001. Information for August 2002 to August 2007 has been taken from: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/hbctb.asp | ||
Housing Benefit: Fraud
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many social housing tenants in receipt of housing benefit had their access to benefit withdrawn following a determination that they had been subletting a social home in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [274875]
Kitty Ussher: The information is not available.
Jobcentre Plus
Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what courses are delivered by Jobcentre Plus programme centres. [271701]
Mr. McNulty: Programme centre provision is delivered via a range of job search modules and soft skill development modules to reflect the needs of employers and the local labour market. Provision is tailored to meet the individual needs of the customer. The following table lists the modules available. However, it is not exhaustive as providers may develop new modules subject to the approval of Jobcentre Plus.
Jobsearch Modules
Induction
Contract Setting
Employment/Unemployment
Overcoming hurdles to finding work
Action Planning
Labour Market Intelligence
Personal Stocktaking - Skills/Strengths/Experience
Individual Advice and Guidance
Setting Job Goals
CV's
Job Leads (Where to find the hidden vacancies)
Analysing Vacancies
Telephone Techniques
Letters of Application
Preparation for Interviews
Mock Interviews
Training Opportunities/Individual Learning Accounts/Life Long Learning
Managing Time
Back to Work Benefits
Starting Your Job
Keeping Your Job
Coping With Setbacks
Assertive Jobseeking
Self-Employment
Soft Skill Development Modules
Attitude - Lifeskills/Learning Culture
Financial awareness, money handling, paying bills
Work Ethic
Grooming/Personal appearance, interpersonal skills
Motivation - Job appropriate/worthwhile
Redressing low aspirations
Recruitment systems/processes
IT awareness (not occupational skills) essentials - keyboard, navigation, email, internet Employer Visits
Occupational expectations (realism)
Telephone skills
Customer care
Life skills - turning up, time keeping, getting to work/travel support mechanisms, lunch, concentration, stamina, routine
Working with colleagues
National Insurance
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many applications from (a) British citizens, (b) EU citizens and (c) citizens from countries outside the EU for a national insurance number were received by each office issuing national insurance numbers in London in each of the last five years; how many staff were employed at each such office in each such year; and what the cost was of operating each office in each such year. [268389]
Mr. McNulty: The available information on national insurance number (NINo) registrations in London Government office region is in the table.
| NINo registrations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK, in London Government office region by EU/Non-EU status | ||
| Thousands | ||
| Financial year | EU nationals | Non-EU nationals |
| Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest ten and displayed in thousands. Some additional disclosure control has been applied. 2. Registration date is derived from the date at which a NINo is maintained on the National Insurance Recording System. 3. Government office region improvements have been made to the allocation of migrants whose residential address is incomplete. Figures reflect the best estimate of an overseas national's locality at the time of registering for a NINo. 4. The mapping for “world areas” is based on the present day. Bulgaria and Romania are listed as EU accession states for the entire Back Series. European Union excludes the accession states. 5. Financial year of registration date years are financial based (1 April to 31 March). 6. The latest year that full year data is available is 2007-08. In the first two quarters from April to September 2008, there have been some 69.74 thousand national insurance numbers allocated to EU nationals and 66.4 thousand allocated to non-EU nationals. Source: 100 per cent. extract from National Insurance Recording System. | ||
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