NEW DEAL FOR LONE PARENTS IN SCOTLAND: STATISTICS TO END DECEMBER 2003
4 th March 2004
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This is the latest News Release providing summary information, to the end of December 2003, on the numbers of people participating in the New Deal for Lone Parents (NDLP) in Scotland, along with equivalent data for Great Britain.
Due to changes in Publication practices at Department for Work and Pensions, the publication of New Deal for Unemployed People and New Deal for Lone Parent statistics will, in future, be published at the same time, in one publication. This publication will be published on the third Wednesday in June, September, December and March.
Next release in this series: 16 th June 2004
Jobs
- In Scotland, 31,000 jobs have been gained through the New Deal for Lone Parents (all spells) among 27,100 individual lone parents. This compares to 276,100 jobs gained among 247,300 lone parents across Great Britain.
Participants
- 4,500 lone parents joined the NDLP between October and December 2003, a decrease of 200 over July to September 2003.
- Since the scheme began, 62,800 people have started NDLP while 52,300 people have left leaving 10,600 participants at the end of December 2003, a decrease of 200 (2%) since September 2003. This compares to 99,500 participants across Great Britain at the end of December 2003, an increase of 200 since September 2003.
Client group
- The employment rate among lone parents in Scotland was 53% in the year ending February 2003, no change in the past year but an increase of 11 percentage points since year ending February 1998.
Table 1: New Deal for Lone Parents key facts from October 1998 to end December 2003
FURTHER INFORMATION
The Department for Work and Pensions New Deal statistical first release for GB and the regions, "New Deal for Lone Parents and Personal Adviser Meetings: statistics to March 2002" can be accessed from the URL, www.statistics.gov.uk/press_Release/CurrentReleases.asp
Alternatively, contact David McPhee, ETLLD, Transitions to Work: 3, Scottish Executive, Meridian Court, 3 rd Floor, Cadogan Street, Glasgow G2 6AT. Telephone 0141-242-5490.
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 entry to NDLP 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 Lone Parents was introduced nationally in October 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
Table 1: New Deal for Lone Parents Key Facts October 1998 to end December 2003
Total number of Starts(2) on New Deal (000s)
| Scotland | (% agreements in Scotland)(2) | Great Britain | (% agreements in GB) | Scotland
as a %
of GB |
Numbers attending initial interview (1) |
Men | 4.92 | | 41.06 | | |
Women | 73.23 | | 654.69 | | |
All people | 78.33 | | 697.34 | | |
Number of starters to NDLP (agreements)(2) |
Men | 3.64 | 74% | 32.29 | 79% | 11% |
Women | 59.07 | 81% | 544.38 | 83% | 11% |
All people | 62.84 | 80% | 577.71 | 83% | 11% |
Number on New Deal at end of December 2003 (000s) |
| Scotland | Great Britain | % breakdown of options | |
Scotland | Great Britain | |
Total | 10.56 | 99.45 | 100% | 100% | |
Receiving advice/guidance(3) | 7.46 | 69.67 | 71% | 70% | |
In education/training (4) | 0.48 | 4.95 | 5% | 5% | |
Receiving in work support | 2.61 | 24.84 | 25% | 25% | |
of which | | | | | |
On income support | 0.18 | 2.09 | 2% | 2% | |
Off income support | 2.43 | 22.75 | 23% | 23% | |
Immediate destination on leaving New Deal for Lone Parents (000s) |
| Number | Percentage | |
Scotland | Great Britain | Scotland | Great Britain | |
Total | 52.28 | 478.29 | 100% | 100% | |
Left income support | 28.99 | 256.21 | 55% | 54% | |
of which | | | | | |
Employment | 27.90 | 246.71 | 53% | 52% | |
Transfer to other benefits | 0.42 | 3.63 | 1% | 1% | |
Ineligible | 0.67 | 5.87 | 1% | 1% | |
Still on income support | 17.00 | 158.74 | 33% | 33% | |
of which | | | | | |
Employment | 0.46 | 4.55 | 1% | 1% | |
Withdrawn for other reasons | 16.54 | 154.19 | 32% | 32% | |
Unknown destination(5) | 6.30 | 63.36 | 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.