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New Deal Schemes
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) young people, (b) long-term unemployed, (c) disabled people, (d) lone parents and (e) people in total living in York have been assisted into work by the New Deal programmes (i) since 1997 and (ii) in the last 12 months. [322123]
Jim Knight: The jobseeker support regime delivered by Jobcentre Plus has been very successful and the new deal programme has helped more than 2.2 million people into work since it was introduced in 1998.
The introduction of the Flexible New Deal will support the Government's aim of helping more people secure sustained employment through tailored, flexible help and support, particularly for those people who experience repeated cycles of unemployment. The Flexible New Deal will be available in most areas of the country by October 2010.
The available information can be found in the following tables:
| New deal: Jobs (spells) in York parliamentary constituency | ||||
| Number | ||||
| New deal for young people | New deal for lone parents | New deal for disabled people | Total | |
| New deal: Jobs (spells) in York parliamentary constituency | |||
| Number | |||
| New deal for young p eople | New deal for lone p arents | Total | |
| (1) Nil or negligible. (2) Not applicable. Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Some disclosure control has been applied. Totals may not sum due to rounding. 2. The latest new deal figures are starting to show the effects of the introduction of the new Jobseekers Regime and Flexible New Deal (JRFND). The scheme is being gradually implemented in phase 1 areas from April 2009 and in the remaining phase 2 districts from April 2010. 3. The calendar year of starting new deal. Latest data are to August 2009. 4. The new deal for young people pilots began in January 1998 and full national roll-out occurred in April 1998. 5. The new deal for lone parents was introduced in October 1998. 6. The new deal for disabled people was introduced in July 2001. 7. Data are not available for new deal for disabled people as it was phased out in the area from April 2008 and replaced by another Government initiative known as Provider led (PI) Pathways to Work. 8. Data for all long-term (12 month) unemployed people moving into work through the new deal are not available. Flows between benefit data and new deal statistical information are not available. Source: Department for Work and Pensions, Information Directorate. | |||
New Deal Schemes: Chesterfield
Paul Holmes: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people resident in Chesterfield constituency have entered into work after participation in the New Deal programme since 1997. [318626]
Jim Knight [holding answer 25 February 2010]: The jobseeker support regime delivered by Jobcentre Plus has been very successful and the New Deal programme has helped more than 2.2 million people into work since it was introduced in 1998.
The introduction of the Flexible New Deal will support the Government's aim of helping more people secure sustained employment through tailored, flexible help and support, particularly for those people who experience repeated cycles of unemployment. The Flexible New Deal will be available in most areas of the country by October 2010.
The following table sets out the numbers of people who have moved from the New Deal for Young People, the New Deal 25 Plus, the New Deal for Partners and New Deal for Lone Parents immediately into work. The latest data held are up to August 2009.
| Numbers of people leaving New Deals for employment 1997 to August 2009: Chesterfield Westminster parliamentary constituency | ||||
| Total | Employment | Employment and benefits | Other | |
| (1) The measure used for New Deal for Partners is Leavers (Individuals) as spells are not available in these cases. Notes: Definitions and Conventions: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Westminster parliamentary constituency (post May 2005) is allocated using the ONS Postcode Directory and customer's postcode. 3. Other includes: Benefits-Income Support, Benefits-Incapacity Benefit/ESA, Benefits-Other/Unknown benefits, Other known, and Off Benefits/Unknown-"Other" categories include people who may have found a job, but have not notified Jobcentre Plus. 4. Information for leavers on New Deal for Disabled People and New Deal for 50+ is not available. 5. We do not require people leaving the New Deal programmes to record exactly where they leave to. Source: Department for Work and Pensions, Information Directorate Published | ||||
New Deal Schemes: Expenditure
Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost to the public purse of the New Deal programme has been in each year since its inception. [322175]
Jim Knight: The available information can be found in the following table.
Since 1998 the New Deal has led a major transformation in employment support for people in Britain. Together, the different New Deal programmes have helped around 2.25 million people into work.
| Programme and administration expenditure on New Deal 1997 to 2003 | |
| Period | Yearly outturn for New Deal programmes (£ million) |
From 2002-03 onwards HM Treasury agreed to simplify reporting arrangements and only required the Department to report on total New Deal expenditure. As the Department was no longer required to manage administrative budgets for individual New Deals, managers were afforded extended flexibility in deploying the resources available to them. In addition to the programme
expenditure, the figures in the following table therefore only include the direct staff costs of administering New Deal programmes (calculated on the basis of number full time equivalent staff delivering the programme) and are not directly comparable with the figures contained in the table above which include all administrative expenditure.
| Expenditure on New Deal 2003-09 | |
| Period | Yearly outturn for New Deal programmes (£ million) |
| (1) Forecast outturn as reported in Departmental Report 2009. Notes: 1. Yearly outturn data includes programme and administrative expenditure but excludes the cost of AME training allowances. 2. The figures for 2002-03 include an estimate of administrative expenditure. 3. These figures are available in the Departmental Report 2009 which is available in the Library. Source: Department for Work Pensions, Employment Group Finance, Planning and Performance Division | |
The latest New Deal figures will be affected by the introduction of the new Jobseekers Regime and Flexible New Deal (gradual implementation started from April 2009).
Dr. Pugh: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost to the public purse of the New Deal 13 week programme was (a) in total and (b) per participant in the last 12 months; and how many people have participated in the programme in each year since its inception. [324951]
Jim Knight: The information requested is in the following tables. Data have been provided for new deal for young people options and new deal 25-plus intensive activity period, both of which have a 13-week minimum duration.
| Cost of new deal 13-week programme in 2008-09 | |||
| Total spend (£) | Total starts (Number) | Unit cost (£) | |
| Notes: 1. Total starts are not individuals; people may start on the options/intensive activity period more than once. 2. The options have a minimum duration of 13 weeks. Total starts include starts on opportunities of up to 52 weeks duration. 3. The employment option and subsidised employment are not included. 4. Figures have been provided for 2008-09 as this is the last complete financial year. 5. Figures provided are programme costs only and do not include the costs of administering or referring people on to these programmes by Jobcentre Plus staff, or any incidental expenses such as travel or child care. Source: DWP: Provider Level Management Information System. | |||
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