Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were recorded as being unemployed under the jobseeker's allowance criteria in each year for which information is available; and how many people were taken off jobseeker's allowance as a result of their partner's income in each of those years.

Statistics on the claimant count, which shows the number of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) claimants can be found at www.nomisweb.co.uk

Information on people leaving JSA as a result of their partner’s income is not available.