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NEW DEAL FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE AND NEW DEAL FOR LONE PARENTS IN SCOTLAND:
STATISTICS TO END SEPTEMBER 2004

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This news release, the last in the quarterly series, provides summary information to the End of September 2004 on the numbers of people at different stages of New Deal processes in Scotland. This information includes the different routes that they have followed as well as equivalent data for Great Britain.

This is the last New Deal news release that the Scottish Executive will issue. The statistics will continue to be published for Scotland and Great Britain on the Department for Work and Pensions website: New Deal for unemployed:http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/ndyp.aspand New Deal for Lone Parents:http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/ndlp.asp.

New Deal Client group figures are no longer published in this release as these figures are published by the Office of National Statistics on the same day. These figures can be found at:www.statistics.gov.uk.

These New Deal Statistics take account of enhancements made, as part of continuous improvement, which have resulted in historical revisions to some of these published statistics. Specifically, these enhancements have enabled a more accurate reporting of number of starts to New Deal for Lone Parents (NDLP), and a more accurate reporting of separate spells with New Deal for Young People (NDYP). In addition, new rules have been implemented which much more accurately reflect the current participation in NDLP, NDYP and ND25plus. More information on these enhancements and revisions can be found at:http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/ndyp.asp.

NEW DEAL 18-24

Jobs

• Since the New Deal scheme began, 63,600 young people in Scotland have gone into jobs from New Deal compared to 535,400 across Great Britain. In 2004, between July and September, 2,900 in Scotland and 20,400 in Great Britain entered jobs.
• Of the 63,600 entering jobs in Scotland, 49,700 (78%) were sustained.

Participants

• There were 140,300 starts on New Deal in Scotland by the end of September 2004. Of these 132,500 clients have left the programme, leaving 7,800 participants still on New Deal. This compares to 70,900 participants in New Deal in Great Britain.
• Of the 7,800 participants in New Deal 18-24 at the end of September in Scotland, the majority 4,400 (57%) were on the New Deal Gateway, 1,800 (23%) were on options and 1,500 (20%) were on follow through.

Destinations

• Of the 132,500 leavers, 39% went into unsubsidised employment, 14% to other benefits, 22% to other known destinations and 25% to unknown destinations.
• 9% of leavers for unsubsidised employment leave before having an initial interview, 56% leave during Gateway, 19% leave from an option and the remainder, 15% leave from Follow Through.

NEW DEAL 25+ (original and enhanced programmes combined)

Jobs

• Since the New Deal 25+ scheme began, 23,100 people in Scotland have gone into jobs compared to 204,500 across Great Britain.
• Of the 23,100 entering jobs in Scotland, 17,900 (78%) were in sustained employment.

Participants

• There were 82,800 starts on New Deal 25+ in Scotland, including 45,600 to the enhanced programme, by the end of September 2004. Of these, 77,400 clients have left the programme, leaving 5,400 participants. This compares to 51,100 participants on the enhanced programme in Great Britain.
• 17% of participants on the enhanced New Deal 25+ in Scotland are aged over 50 years and 86% of clients are male (data no longer available for original programme).
• Of the 5,400 participants on the enhanced New Deal 25+ at the end of September 2004 in Scotland, the majority, 61%, were on Gateway and 7% were in subsidised employment.

Destinations

• 25% of all leavers from the enhanced New Deal 25+ find unsubsidised employment while 27% return to claiming JSA without taking up a New Deal opportunity, a similar proportion to Great Britain as a whole.

NEW DEAL 50+

On the 6th April 2003 the Employment Credit was replaced by the over 50s element of the Working Tax Credit (WTC). In future, the number of WTC awards to New Deal 50plus clients will be used to measure the number of jobs gained through the programme. However, the number of WTC claims and awards are not yet available from the Inland Revenue. Due to problems with data matching between the Inland Revenue and the Department for Work and Pensions the information on WTC for people aged 50 plus will not be available until 2005

However, Jobcentre Plus management information shows that 5,200 job entries were recorded through the New Deal 50+ in Scotland between April 2003 and September 2004.

GLASGOW EMPLOYMENT ZONE

Fifteen Employment Zones were established in April 2000 in areas of GB with persistently high unemployment. Employment Zones target participants aged 25 years and over who have been receiving income-based JSA for 12 months plus or 18 months plus. Participation is mandatory. The Glasgow Employment Zone targets those unemployed for 18 months or more.

Information at a GB level can be obtained from the DWP statistical first release at: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/emp_zones/emp_zones.asp

The latest available statistics for Glasgow can be found at: www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00345-00.asp

NEW DEAL FOR LONE PARENTS

Jobs

• In Scotland, 38,600 jobs have been gained through the New Deal for Lone Parents (all spells) among 33,000 individual lone parents. This compares to 337,000 jobs gained among 296,400 lone parents across Great Britain.

Participants

• 4,800 lone parents joined the NDLP between June and September 2004, an increase of 500 on the last quarter.
• Since the scheme began, 79,300 people have started NDLP while 71,200 people have left leaving 8,100 participants at the end of September 2004, a decrease of 1000 (11%) since June 2004. This compares to 75,600 participants across Great Britain at the end of September 2004, a decrease of 6,900 (8%) since June 2004.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Department for Work and Pensions Research and Development Reports:

• WAE202 Incapacity Benefit Reforms - Early Findings from Qualitative Research
• WAE203 Review of Additional Points, 2003-2004
• WAE204 Jobcentre Plus National Customer Satisfaction Survey 04
• WAE205 Review of the Matching Element of the Employer Outcome Target
• WAE207 Evaluation of the Jobcentre Plus Team Bonus Scheme
• WAE208 Delivering Labour Market Policies through Local and Regional Partnerships
• WAE209 Evaluation of the Extension to NDLP Eligibility
• WAE210 Evaluation of Jobcentre Plus Key Management Indicators
• WAE211 Mentoring and Post-Employment Support
• WAE212 Incapacity Benefit Reforms -The Personal Adviser Role & Practices

FURTHER INFORMATION

The Department for Work and Pensions New Deal statistical first release for GB, Government Office Regions and Jobcentre Plus districts on New Deal for Unemployed People and New Deal for Lone Parents can be found at the following URL's:

New Deal for unemployed: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/ndyp.asp

New Deal for Lone Parents: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/ndlp.asp

Alternatively, contact Marina Hughes, ETLLD, Analytical Services Division: 3, Scottish Executive, Meridian Court, 3 ^rd Floor, Cadogan Street, Glasgow G2 6AT. Telephone 0141-242-5461.

Email: labour-market.statistics@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

New Deal Policy Design

More detailed information on the New Deal policy design can be found on the internet. The address of the national New Deal website is: www.newdeal.gov.uk. In addition, a website covering Welfare to Work initiatives has recently been created and can be found at: www.w2w.org.uk

Details on criteria for early entry to New Deal are described in the News Release dated 29 June 2000: New Deal for Unemployed People in Scotland: Statistics to end April 2000, at the URL, http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00002-00.asp

Notes for News Editors

The New Deal for the Young Unemployed was introduced nationally on 6 April 1998. The New Deal for the Long-term Unemployed was launched throughout the country on 29 June 1998. Employment policy is reserved to the UK Government, which takes the lead on the funding and delivery of the New Deal. In Scotland it does this in partnership with the Scottish Executive and contributing Scottish organisations, many of whom provide New Deal services under contract or provide funds and other resources, including training funds, to enhance the quality of New Deal at local level.

Further notes for News Editors can be found in the News Release dated 29 June 2000, at the URL, http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00002-00.asp