[holding answer 19 June 2009]: Figures on new starters on the new deals are shown in the following table. The six-month period used here is up to and including February 2009.
Starters (individuals) in last six months New Deal for Young People 97,880 New Deal 25-plus 51,330 New Deal for Lone Parents 90,040 New Deal for Disabled People 16,190 New Deal for Partners 1,110 Total 256,550 Definitions and conventions: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Notes: 1. Latest data are to February 2009. 2. The total starters exclude those customers on new deal 50-plus as these figures have been withdrawn pending an investigation of the data source. 3. This information is published at: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/tabtools/tabtool_nd.asp Source: Department for Work and Pensions, Information Directorate.