Information on the number of people helped into work through all the new deals is in the following table.
Programme Number New deal for young people 764,630 New deal 25 plus 301,170 New deal for lone parents 521,850 New deal for disabled people 151,970 New deal 50 plus 175,320 New deal for partners 6,480 Notes: 1. Data are to May 2007 and are rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Programme start dates are: New deal for young people: April 1998 (piloted from January-March 1998); New deal 25 plus: July 1998; New deal for lone parents: October 1998; New deal for partners: April 1999; New deal 50 plus: April 2000; new deal for disabled people: July 2001. Source: DWP Information Directorate
Information on the number of people who have started training and work experience are only available through the options stage of the new deal for young people (NDYP) programme and the intensive activity period (IAP) of the new deal 25 plus (ND25 plus) programme.
The available requested information is in the following tables.
Option Numbers who have started Employment option 68,450 Education and training option 141,610 Notes: 1. Data are to May 2007 and are rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Data includes current participants on the employment and education and training options, as well as those who have left NDYP from these options. 3. Data includes those who have participated on these options but left NDYP from the follow through stage of the programme. 4. Data do not include those who have participated on these options but who are currently on the follow through stage of NDYP. 5. Data could include people on the voluntary new deals who have accessed training from the provision available through NDYP. Source: DWP Information Directorate.
Option Numbers who have started Employment and work experience/placements stage of the IAP 92,770 Education and training opportunities stage of the IAP 51,710 Notes: 1. Data are to May 2007 and rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Data include current participants on the employment/work experience/training elements of the IAP, as well as those who have left ND25 plus from these elements. 3. Data include those who have participated on these elements of the IAP but left ND25 plus from the follow through stage of the programme. 4. Data do not includes those who have participated on these elements of the IAP but who are currently on the follow through stage of ND25 plus. 5. Data could include people on the voluntary new deals who have accessed training from the provision available through new deal 25 plus. Source: DWP Information Directorate.