Information on the number of people aged 50 and over in the specified areas who have been helped into work through all sources is not available. Information on the number of people aged 50 and over who have been helped into work though the New Deal 50 plus programme is in the table.
Location Employment credit starts to March 2003 Number of people gaining a job from April 2003 Total job gains Denton and Reddish constituency 170 110 280 Stockport metropolitan borough 390 210 600 Tameside metropolitan borough 340 260 600 Notes: 1. New Deal 50 plus was introduced in April 2000. 2. Available statistics on the New Deal 50+ programme prior to March 2003 comprised the number of people receiving the New Deal 50+ employment credit; an employment credit is paid to individuals during their first year back at work on a full-time basis. 3. Latest data are to August 2008. 4. Jobs gained from April 2006 are identified mainly from the Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study. Care should be taken when comparing jobs gained before and after April 2006. 5. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 and therefore may not sum to total due to rounding. Source: Department for Work and Pensions Information Directorate.