Official data shows a dramatic increase in the number of people on zero hour contracts since 2005, writes Danielle Hudspith.
In the six years since then the number of people working on zero hour contracts between April and June rose from almost 55,000 to over 105,000.
And between October and December the figures more than doubled from over 75,000 to almost 161,000. Continue reading Number of employees on zero hour contracts doubles in 6 years
Joining in our investigation on the demise of the Travel for Interview Scheme (TIS) this week, Oliver Conner researched the number of Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants around the country and compared those figures against the amount of TIS being paid out by region.
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.
Below is a breakdown of the figures. Oliver obtained this data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) using a tool called Nomis.
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 |