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The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998
Table 5I2 Numbers participating in New Deal for young unemployed people at end of July 1998

(thousands)

 

Total

Gateway1

Options

Follow-
through2

Total

Subsidised
employment

Education
& training

Voluntary
sector

Environment
Task force

Total

11.2

10.1

1.09

0.58

0.22

0.21

0.09

0.01

Male

8.6

7.8

0.81

0.43

0.16

0.13

0.08

0.01

Female

2.6

2.3

0.28

0.15

0.05

0.07

0.01

-

People with disabilities3

1.4

1.2

0.14

0.07

0.03

0.03

0.01

-

Source: New Deal Evaluation Database, Employment Service

1 Including those awaiting their first Gateway interview.
2 Individuals join the Follow-through stage only after completing their New Deal option. With all options designed to last six months or more, there will be very few in this stage of the New Deal process.
3 Based on the assessment of Employment Service staff, in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act, of whether the individual has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term effect on their ability to carry out normal day to day activities.
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