New Deal for Lone Parents in Scotland: Statistics to end September 2003
Table 1: New Deal for Lone Parents Key Facts October 1998 to end September 2003
Total number of Starts(2) on New Deal (000s) |
| Scotland | (% agreements in Scotland)(2) | Great Britain | (% agreements in GB) |
Numbers attending initial interview (1) |
Men | 4.55 | | 38.43 | |
Women | 67.22 | | 606.41 | |
All people | 72.05 | | 647.83 | |
Number of starters to NDLP (agreements)(2) |
Men | 3.39 | 75% | 30.38 | 79% |
Women | 54.66 | 81% | 508.23 | 84% |
All people | 58.26 | 81% | 540.63 | 83% |
Number on New Deal at end of September 2003 (000s) |
% breakdown of options |
Total | Scotland | Great Britain | Scotland | Great Britain |
10.66 | 98.79 | 100% | 100% |
Receiving advice/guidance(3) | 7.41 | 69.17 | 69% | 70% |
In education/training (4) | 0.63 | 6.46 | 6% | 7% |
Receiving in work support | 2.63 | 23.16 | 25% | 23% |
of which | | | | |
On income support | 0.19 | 1.92 | 2% | 2% |
Off income support | 2.44 | 21.24 | 23% | 22% |
Immediate destination on leaving New Deal for Lone Parents (000s) |
Total | Number | Percentage |
Scotland | Great Britain | Scotland | Great Britain |
47.60 | 441.87 | 100% | 100% |
Left income support | 26.29 | 236.05 | 55% | 53% |
of which | | | | |
Employment | 25.22 | 226.82 | 53% | 51% |
Transfer to other benefits | 0.41 | 3.51 | 1% | 1% |
Ineligible | 0.66 | 5.71 | 1% | 1% |
Still on income support | 15.57 | 147.25 | 33% | 33% |
of which | | | | |
Employment | 0.40 | 4.23 | 1% | 1% |
Withdrawn for other reasons | 15.17 | 143.02 | 32% | 32% |
Unknown destination(5) | 5.75 | 58.57 | 12% | 13% |
Source: Jobcentre Plus 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.
(5) Currently, it is not known whether these people are on Income Support or not.