[holding answer 1 March 2007]: Some people will return to new deal after leaving the programme, but this is inevitable in a dynamic labour market. New deal 25 plus has to be considered in the context of the people it sets out to help. People who suffer long periods of unemployment can find it particularly difficult to get back to and remain in work. The longer they are unemployed, the greater the barriers to getting work, and helping them into work is a considerable achievement.
The available information is in the following table.
Participating for Month First time Second time Third time Fourth time Fifth time Sixth time or greater April 2001 7,500 2,330 720 30 0 0 May 2001 13,990 3,850 1,050 50 0 0 June 2001 20,690 5,380 1,360 90 0 0 July 2001 25,370 6,490 1,590 150 0 0 August 2001 30,820 7,710 1,860 250 0 0 September 2001 33,960 8,720 2,150 380 10 0 October 2001 35,900 9,660 2,730 550 10 0 November2001 37,950 11,040 3,530 780 10 0 December 2001 39,680 11,770 4,060 870 20 0 January 2002 40,180 12,020 4,290 1,010 20 0 February 2002 40,400 11,940 4,420 1,050 20 0 March 2002 40,610 11,830 4,550 1,180 20 0 April 2002 40,770 11,750 4,640 1,210 20 0 May 2002 40,920 11,960 4,910 1,250 30 0 June 2002 40,710 11,900 5,090 1,240 30 0 July 2002 40,230 12,070 5,320 1,320 40 0 August 2002 39,630 12,270 5,540 1,450 50 0 September 2002 38,740 12,140 5,650 1,580 60 0 October 2002 41,170 12,700 6,190 1,870 80 0 November 2002 42,330 13,270 6,660 2,090 90 0 December 2002 43,060 13,550 6,860 2,220 110 0 January 2003 42,950 13,520 6,930 2,370 120 0 February 2003 42,470 13,340 6,880^ 2,400 120 10 March 2003 41,990 13,110 6,730 2,340 130 0 April 2003 42,060 13,100 6,650 2,350 130 10 May 2003 42,270 13,020 6,450 2,230 130 10 June 2003 41,910 12,700 6,170 2,120 130 10 July 2003 41,420 12,610 5,860 2,000 140 10 August 2003 40,900 12,530 5,650 1,920 130 10 September 2003 40,200 12,410 5,450 1,810 140 10 October 2003 39,380 12,380 5,280 1,750 150 10 November 2003 38,510 12,420 5,180 1,690 170 10 December 2003 38,340 12,590 5,160 1,690 190 10 January 2004 37,560 12,690 5,060 1,660 200 10 February 2004 36,830 12,660 5,060 1,630 230 10 March 2004 35,820 12,680 4,950 1,630 250 10 April 2004 35,130 12,660 4,930 1,680 300 10 May 2004 34,970 12,740 4,900 1,710 300 20 June 2004 34,610 12,760 4,880 1,740 330 20 July 2004 34,660 12,660 4,850 1,810 350 10 August 2004 35,010 12,820 4,990 1,930 390 20 September 2004 34,700 12,820 4,990 1,970 410 20 October 2004 34,250 12,740 4,990 2,020 450 30 November 2004 34,210 12,730 5,040 2,080 470 40 December 2004 34,670 12,940 5,110 2,220 510 50 January 2005 34,540 13,010 5,030 2,210 510 50 February 20005 34,550 13,040 5,030 2,210 550 50 March 2005 34,110 12,870 5,000 2,170 580 40 April 2005 33,440 12,610 4,950 2,140 630 40 May 2005 33,000 12,570 4,950 2,110 630 50 June 2005 32,500 12,550 4,920 2,120 650 50 July 2005 31,670 12,280 4,870 2,050 650 60 August 2005 31,230 12,150 4,820 2,070 650 60 September 2005 30,380 11,850 4,740 2,000 660 60 October 2005 29,680 11,610 4,700 2,020 650 60 November 2005 29,330 11,540 4,680 1,960 630 60 December 2005 29,410 11,690 4,790 1,970 640 70 January 2006 29,460 11,540 4,720 1,970 640 70 February 2006 29,570 11,640 4,760 1,940 640 80 March 2006 29,510 11,570 4,750 2,000 660 80 April 2006 29,460 11,590 4,810 2,040 680 80 May 2006 29,790 11,650 4,920 2,070 680 110 June 2006 29,860 11,720 4,990 2,130 700 120 July 2006 30,020 11,860 5,040 2,180 730 120 August 2006 30,460 12,030 5,190 2,250 780 130 Notes: 1. Data on participants is only available from April 2001, when the programme was enhanced. 2. Latest information is at August 2006. 3. Figures are rounded to nearest 10. Source: Information Directorate, DWP