Jobseeker's Allowance Sir Menzies Campbell To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people claimed jobseeker's allowance in each of the last five years; and what proportion of the population in (a) the UK, (b) each of the Scottish regions and (c) North East Fife constituency claimed the allowance in each such year. Mr. McNulty The information requested is shown in the following table. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Area |March 2005|% of population|March 2006|% of population|March 2007|% of population|March 2008|% of population|March 2009|% of population| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |United Kingdom |882,298 |2.4 |989,136 |2.6 |956,022 |2.5 |842,827 |2.2 |1,523,482 |4.0 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Scotland |93,577 |2.9 |95,361 |3.0 |87,397 |2.7 |75,249 |2.3 |126,452 |3.9 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Aberdeen City |2,572 |1.9 |2,309 |1.7 |2,034 |1.5 |1,680 |1.2 |2,743 |2.0 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Aberdeenshire |1,922 |1.3 |1,616 |1.1 |1,375 |0.9 |1,143 |0.8 |2,033 |1.4 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Angus |1,934 |3.0 |1,864 |2.9 |1,641 |2.5 |1,252 |1.9 |2,163 |3.3 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Argyll & Bute |1,471 |2.7 |1,520 |2.8 |1,380 |2.6 |1,200 |2.2 |1,797 |3.3 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Clackmannanshire |1,037 |3.4 |1,018 |3.3 |980 |2.9 |822 |2.5 |1,593 |4.8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Dumfries & Galloway |2,292 |2.6 |2,423 |2.8 |2,331 |2.7 |2,038 |2.4 |3,199 |3.7 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Dundee City |3,913 |4.4 |3,901 |4.4 |3,633 |4.1 |3,266 |3.6 |4,710 |5.3 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |East Ayrshire |3,316 |4.5 |3,192 |4.3 |2,944 |3.9 |2,523 |3.3 |4,043 |5.3 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |East Dunbartonshire |1,106 |1.7 |1,149 |1.8 |994 |1.5 |881 |1.4 |1,674 |2.6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |East Lothian |952 |1.8 |852 |1.6 |794 |1.3 |702 |1.2 |1,615 |2.7 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |East Renfrewshire |841 |1.6 |811 |1.5 |745 |1.2 |595 |1.0 |1,166 |1.9 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Edinburgh, City of |7,077 |2.3 |7,266 |2.3 |6,526 |2.0 |5,546 |1.7 |9,374 |2.9 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Eilean Siar |569 |3.7 |551 |3.6 |577 |3.1 |385 |2.1 |658 |3.5 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Falkirk |2,766 |3.0 |2,653 |2.8 |2,494 |2.5 |2,088 |2.1 |4,131 |4.1 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Fife |7,947 |3.6 |8,418 |3.8 |7,476 |3.4 |6,246 |2.8 |10,062 |4.5 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Glasgow City |15,952 |4.2 |16,365 |4.2 |15,374 |4.0 |14,374 |3.7 |21,017 |5.4 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Highland |3,413 |2.6 |3,259 |2.5 |2,938 |2.2 |2,419 |1.8 |4,238 |3.1 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Inverclyde |2,459 |4.9 |2,379 |4.7 |2,278 |4.6 |1,891 |3.8 |2,545 |5.1 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Midlothian |1,050 |2.2 |1,173 |2.4 |953 |2.0 |849 |1.7 |1,623 |3.3 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Moray |1,175 |2.2 |1,345 |2.5 |1,199 |2.3 |1,040 |2.0 |1,506 |2.9 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North Ayrshire |3,752 |4.6 |4,103 |5.0 |3,803 |4.6 |3,305 |4.0 |4,862 |5.9 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North Lanarkshire |6,439 |3.2 |6,644 |3.3 |5,987 |2.9 |5,292 |2.6 |10,370 |5.1 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Orkney Islands |193 |1.7 |193 |1.6 |172 |1.4 |115 |1.0 |173 |1.5 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Perth & Kinross |1,557 |1.9 |1,662 |2.0 |1,491 |1.8 |1,022 |1.2 |2,037 |2.4 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Renfrewshire |3,283 |3.1 |3,221 |3.0 |3,049 |2.9 |2,654 |2.5 |4,517 |4.3 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Scottish Borders |1,143 |1.8 |1,243 |1.9 |1,093 |1.7 |954 |1.5 |2,013 |3.1 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Shetland Islands |254 |1.9 |270 |2.0 |199 |1.5 |128 |1.0 |191 |1.4 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South Ayrshire |2,195 |3.3 |2,373 |3.6 |2,054 |3.1 |1,697 |2.6 |2,815 |4.3 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South Lanarkshire |4,801 |2.5 |5,009 |2.6 |4,667 |2.4 |3,899 |2.0 |7,889 |4.1 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Stirling |1,118 |2.1 |1,173 |2.2 |1,075 |2.0 |882 |1.6 |1,840 |3.4 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Dunbartonshire |2,596 |4.5 |2,724 |4.7 |2,552 |4.4 |2,027 |3.5 |3,377 |5.9 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Lothian |2,482 |2.4 |2,682 |2.5 |2,589 |2.4 |2,334 |2.2 |4,478 |4.2 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North East Fife Parliamentary Constituency |907 |1.8 |926 |1.8 |851 |1.6 |650 |1.3 |1,093 |2.1 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Notes:1. Caseloads are unrounded.2. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place.3. Figures include clerically held cases.4. Claimant count data is published at https://www.nomisweb.co.ukSource:100 per cent. count of unemployment-related benefits, Jobcentre Plus computer systems, and Population Estimates Unit, ONS| | | | | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Djanogly To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people claimed jobseeker's allowance in (a) the UK and (b) (i) Birmingham, (ii) Leeds, (iii) Glasgow, (iv) Sheffield, (v) Hull, (vi) Manchester, (vii) Bradford, (viii) Kirklees, (ix) Liverpool, (x) Bristol and (xi) London in (A) February 2008 and (B) February 2009. Mr. McNulty [holding answer 24 April 2009]: Available information is shown in the following table. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |February 2008|February 2009| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |United Kingdom |848,940 |1,459,840 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Local authorities | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Birmingham |33,275 |45,655 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Leeds |12,630 |21,560 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Glasgow City |14,405 |20,275 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sheffield |8,465 |14,015 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Kingston upon Hull, City of |8,060 |13,365 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Manchester |10,835 |16,070 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Bradford |9,240 |14,320 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Kirklees |5,980 |10,960 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Liverpool |15,210 |20,055 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Bristol, City of |5,055 |9,770 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Government office region | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |London |132,540 |189,930 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Notes:1. Data are rounded to the nearest 5.2. Data are published at https://www.nomisweb.co.ukSource:100 per cent. count of claimants of unemployment-related benefits, Jobcentre Plus computer systems.| | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------