The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the chief executive of Jobcentre Plus, Lesley Strathie. I have asked her to provide the hon. Gentleman with the information requested.
Letter from Lesley Strathie, dated 5 February 2007:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking what recent assessment he has made of the performance levels of Jobcentre Plus offices in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex. This falls within responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus.
The Jobcentre Plus offices in Eastbourne and East Sussex fall within the Surrey and Sussex district. The latest year to date information, from 1 April 2007, for Eastbourne and East Sussex is in the Annex. Performance against the Job Outcome Target and the Employer Outcome Target is recorded at district level, not for individual offices.
The Annex also shows performance for the Benefit Delivery Centre (BDC) in Hastings where the benefit processing work for Eastbourne and East Sussex is carried out.
ANNEX
Percentage JOT—Job Outcome Target District performance against target 85.1 District performance target 100 Employer Outcome Target District performance against target 83.2 District performance target 86
Percentage Target Performance Eastbourne 84 85.1 Bexhill 84 79.4 Brighton 84 80.4 Hastings 84 85.85 Hove 84 81.8 Lewis 84 80 Newhaven 84 86.1
Hastings benefit delivery centre
Target Performance Benefit delivery (accuracy) Income support 89.7 86.14 Jobseekers allowance 93.7 85.13 Incapacity benefit 95 97.3
Target Performance Actual average clearance time Income support 11 11.42 Jobseekers allowance 12 12.96 Incapacity benefit 18 14.88