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(CSV) Rates of people moving from out of work benefits – DWP equality information 2013 (data)
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| 1. Rates of people moving from out of work benefits |
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| Data source |
| DWP administrative data |
| Time period and availability |
| Latest data available for claimants that have flowed off Jobseekers Allowance was from January-March 2012 and March 2013. |
| Whereas, latest data for claimants flowing off Employment and Support Allowance was from October-December 2011 and March 2013. |
| What does this tell us? |
| This indicator reports off-flow rates for cohorts of customers who flow onto each benefit in a given period. For example: across all ages 90% of those starting to receive |
| Jobseekers Allowance between January and March 2012 had stopped receiving the benefit 52 weeks later; across all ages 53% of those who claimed Employment Support Allowance between October and December 2011 |
| had stopped receiving the benefit 65 weeks later. |
| This measure is included because Jobcentre Plus adds value by reducing the time it takes for a customer to move off benefits. The Jobseekers Allowance portion of the |
| measure directly affects the claimant count, and the measure as a whole will provide useful information as to whether the department's spending review settlement is being implemented. |
| How will an improvement be shown? |
| An increase in the indicator will demonstrate whether an improvement has been achieved. However, the indicator level will be affected by benefit conditionality and operational changes, |
| seasonal variation and to the economic cycle. For example, in a recession, even if Jobcentre Plus is performing well, the off-flow rate is likely to fall. Also, as Incapacity Benefit claims are |
| re-assessed for Employment and Support Allowance the off-flow rate will fall. |
| Off-flow rates vary naturally over time, and will be impacted by policy changes, as well as changes in the economy. Over the time period covered by the |
| Indicator, the Department has enacted Welfare Reform changes that have changed the composition of both of these benefits. The Department has also stopped some employment |
| programmes and introduced new programmes. Therefore any comparison with previous years' figures must be made in this context. |
| Links to other information that you may find useful |
| A one off ‘Destination Survey’ was undertaken by the Department in 2011 which provides data on the rate of people moving from key out of work benefits into employment. |
| For further information see: http://statistics.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2011-2012/rrep791.pdf |
| Table 1.1: Jobseekers Allowance off-flow rate within 52 weeks, for claims received between January - March of each year by Age |
| Age |
| 16-17 |
| 18-24 |
| 25-49 |
| 50+ |
| Total |
| Since last year there have been small movements in off-flow rates across age groups, and there has been a slight increase in the overall rate from 87% in 2011 to 90% in 2012. |
| Table 1.2: Jobseekers Allowance off-flow rate within 52 weeks, for claims received between January - March 2012 by Gender |
| Gender |
| Male |
| Female |
| Total |
| This table was not available in previous years so no comparison can be made. |
| Table 1.3: Employment and Support Allowance off-flow rate within 65 weeks, for claims received between October - December of each year by Age |
| Age |
| 16-17 |
| 18-24 |
| 25-49 |
| 50+ |
| Total |
| Since last year’s report there has been a decrease in the overall off-flow rate from 74% in 2010 to 53% in 2011 and this has been reflected across all age groups. |
| Table 1.4: Employment and Support Allowance off-flow rate within 65 weeks, for claims received between October - December 2011 by Gender |
| Gender |
| Male |
| Female |
| Total |
| This table was not available in previous years so no comparison can be made. |
| Source: Work and Pensions Warehouse, provided by Information, Governance and Security Directorate sourced from JSAPS Legacy Data. |
| Notes: |
| 1. The On Flow Cohort Period corresponds to the Cycle A reporting month, beginning on the Saturday after the final Friday of the previous month and ending on the final Friday of the current month. This data covers three On flow cohort periods. |
| 2. The Rate is calculated as The total number of Off Flows from an On Flow Cohort Period, divided by the number of on flows within the On Flow Cohort Period, multiplied by 100 (to 1.d.p) |
| 3. Off-flow target for JSA is based on claims ending within 52 weeks of on-flow |
| 4. Off-flow target for ESA is based on claims ending within 65 weeks of on-flow |
| 5. Totals do not sum due to a small minority of cases having an incorrect date of birth recorded on the JSAPS systems. |
| 6. Due to seasonal movements in benefit claiming patterns only year on year comparison should be made |