Training
(asked on 31st January 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people in traineeships were in receipt of (a) Universal Credit and (b) Jobseeker's Allowance in each of the last 12 months for which data is available.
The table below sets out the data the Department holds on the number of trainees who started a Traineeship that month who were recorded as claiming either Universal Credit or Job Seekers Allowance. The data is for the2021/22 academic year, which is the last 12 months of full reporting available. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10.
Month | Aug 21 | Sept 21 | Oct 21 | Nov 21 | Dec 21 | Jan 22 | Feb 22 | March 22 | April 22 | May 22 | June 22 | July 22 |
Universal Credit | 280 | 400 | 330 | 450 | 150 | 190 | 280 | 290 | 270 | 370 | 230 | 180 |
Job Seekers’ Allowance | 20 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | low | 20 |
It is not mandatory for providers to state whether a trainee is in receipt of benefits when completing the Individualised Learner Record, nor is there a requirement for those claiming benefits to declare this information when enrolling on a Traineeship. This data may not be fully representative of the numbers of trainees in receipt of benefits.