The information requested on the new deal for young people (NDYP) employment; environment taskforce; voluntary sector, and full-time education and training options is not available. This is because they are integral parts of NDYP and those participating on these Options are not classified as having left new deal.
Since January 1998 when the programme started, to the end of November 2006, 1,090,270 people had left NDYP, of which 508,650 (47 per cent.) had left to unsubsidised employment.
Information on the numbers of people who have participated on each of the NDYP options, as part of their participation in NDYP, is in the table.
Participants Option Number Percentage Employment option 89,310 17 Voluntary sector option 194,330 38 Environment taskforce option 124,500 24 Full-time education and training option 104,000 20 Notes: 1. Information is from January 1998-November 2006 and may include people who have participated on more than one option. 2. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. 3. The percentages in the tables are the number starting each option as a percentage of the number starting all options. Source: Department for Work and Pensions New Deal database