Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women between 60 and 66 years old are in (a) full-time employment, (b) part-time employment, (c) receipt of in-work benefits and (d) receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance.
For parts a) and b) the latest information is contained in Table 1 below.
Table 1: Women in employment
| Full-time | Part-time |
60-66 | 505,000 | 675,000 |
Source: Labour Force Survey, Jul-Sep 2019
For part c), table 2 shows the number of women aged 60-65 and over 65 who are claiming Universal Credit and are in employment (figures for the specific age group 60-66 are not available within Stat-Xplore).
Table 2: Women claiming Universal Credit and in employment, October 2019
| In employment |
60-65 | 16,676 |
Over 65 | 57 |
Source: DWP Stat-Xplore
For part d), table 3 shows the number of women aged 60-65 who are claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (figures for the specific age group 60-66 are not available within Stat-Xplore).
Table 3: Women claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance, May 2019
|
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60-65 | 10,703 |
Source: DWP Stat-Xplore