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NEW DEAL FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN SCOTLAND: STATISTICS TO END
OCTOBER 2001
Table C0: New Deal for lone parents Key Facts October 1998 to end September
2001
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Total number of Starts(2) on New Deal (000s)
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Scotland
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(% agreements in Scotland)(2)
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Great Britain
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(% agreements in GB)
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Scotland as a %of GB
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Numbers attending initial interview (1)
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Men
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1.83
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17.42
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10.5%
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Women
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30.23
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298.60
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10.1%
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All people
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32.29
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317.91
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10.2%
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Number of starters to NDLP (agreements)(2)
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Men
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1.56
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85%
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15.05
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86%
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10.4%
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Women
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26.81
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89%
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267.91
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90%
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10.0%
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All people
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28.52
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88%
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284.13
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89%
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10.0%
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Number on New Deal at end of September 2001 (000s)
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Total
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Scotland
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Great Britain
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% breakdown of options
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Scotland
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Great Britain
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9.51
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103.81
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100.0%
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100.0%
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Receiving advice/guidance(3)
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6.03
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65.96
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63.6%
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63.5%
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In education/training (4)
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0.60
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5.79
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6.3%
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5.6%
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Receiving in work support
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2.88
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32.05
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30.3%
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30.9%
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of which
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On income support
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0.17
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2.04
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1.8%
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2.0%
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Off income support
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2.71
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30.01
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28.5%
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28.9%
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Immediate destination on leaving New Deal for lone parents (000s)
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Total
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Number
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Percentage
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Scotland
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Great Britain
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Scotland
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Great Britain
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19.01
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180.32
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100%
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100%
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Left income support
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10.93
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100.16
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57%
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56%
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of which
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Employment
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10.28
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94.49
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54%
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52%
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Transfer to other benefits
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0.19
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1.63
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1%
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1%
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Ineligible
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0.46
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4.04
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2%
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2%
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Still on income support
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7.28
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73.80
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38%
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41%
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of which
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Employment
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0.11
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1.12
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1%
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1%
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Withdrawn for other reasons
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7.17
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72.68
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38%
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40%
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Unknown destination
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0.81
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6.36
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4%
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4%
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Source: Employment Service Labour Market System
Notes:
(1) Numbers of people attending an initial interview. All lone parents with
children aged 5 years and 3 months or over are required to attend an initial
interview.
(2) Lone Parents who, having attended an initial adviser interview, agree to
participate in New Deal for Lone Parents
(3) New Deal for Lone Parents personal advisers offer a package of advice and
support including advice on job vacancies, benefits, childcare, training and
in-work support services.
(4) For example ES provision, work-based Learning for Adults and New Deal for
lone parents supported training.
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