In our previous post, Oliver Conner analysed the number of jobseekers claiming JSA against the amount of Travel for Interview Scheme (TIS) money awarded in 2010/2011.
The JSA claimants’ figures are from 2010 (source: ONS) and the TIS data (source: DWP in a response to an FOI request) covers April 2010 to around August 2011. Of course we are comparing two different types of numbers: amounts of money and total numbers of jobseekers. But if you take the relative national value of those figures, it gives us a good idea of the regional differences.
His analysis reveals some interesting stats: the South East has been awarded the most amount of TIS by far, whereas the highest numbers of JSA claimants are concentrated in London.
Can you map this data, perhaps comparing it to poverty stats in the country? What is the co-relation between wealth, number of JSA claimants and the amount of money JobCentres spent on Travel for Interview for jobseekers? Anyone up for the challenge? Get in touch.
Region
JSA Claimants(Source: ONS Nov 2010)
% of total
TIS Paid (2010/2011)
% of total
Discrepancy
East
97,790
7.56%
£142,739.00
9.50%
-1.94%
East Mids
88,420
6.83%
£113,216.00
7.54%
-0.70%
London
200,640
15.50%
£95,115.00
6.33%
9.17%
North East
74,780
5.78%
£87,027.00
5.79%
-0.01%
North West
164,720
12.73%
£211,048.00
14.05%
-1.32%
Scotland
127,440
9.85%
£111,827.00
7.44%
2.41%
South East
120,880
9.34%
£297,968.00
19.83%
-10.49%
South West
75,000
5.80%
£105,835.00
7.04%
-1.25%
Wales
65,150
5.03%
£55,559.00
3.70%
1.34%
West Mids
144,930
11.20%
£156,750.00
10.43%
0.77%
Yorks & Humb
134,290
10.38%
£212,490.00
14.14%
-3.76%
1,294,040
£1,589,574.00
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