Duration on working-age benefits: May 2014
Statistics on the length of time that claimants received working-age benefits up to 31 March 2013.
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These statistics examine the total duration claimants spent in receipt of 1 or more of the main DWP working-age benefits up to 31 March 2013.
The main points from the latest release are:
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on 31 March 2013, 8% of the working-age population had been claiming working-age benefits for at least 3 out of the previous 4 years
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On 31 March 2013, 4% of the working-age population were claiming Jobseekers鈥� Allowance (JSA), Employment Support Allowance Assessment Phase (ESA AP), Employment Support Allowance Work Related Activity Group (ESA WRAG) or Income Support for Lone Parents (ISLP) and had been claiming working-age benefits for at least 3 out of the previous 4 years.
Coverage: Great Britain
Next release date: April 2015