Young people &Employment

Young people in the labour market

The Youth have remained a challenge for a number of years. A "Lost Generation"

Today the stats were out.and additional information is available which can be provided

It is possible to look at more details in respect of Qualifications and Jobcentre plus claimant count per area or constituency. Add the additional factor that Universal Credit applies to many of the Youth.

Introduction

This section looks at people aged from 16 to 24. It is a common misconception that all people in full-time education are classified as economically inactive. This is not the case as people in full-time education are included in the employment estimates if they have a part-time job and are included in the unemployment estimates if they are seeking part-time work.

Commentary

For July to September 2016, for people aged from 16 to 24, there were:

• 3.91 million people in work (including 914,000 full-time students with part-time jobs)
• 591,000 unemployed people (including 194,000 full-time students looking for part-time work)
• 2.69 million economically inactive people, most of whom (2.06 million) were full-time students

Source: Labour Force Survey: Office for National Statistics

Notes:

1. FTE = Full-time education.
2. The "Not in full-time education" series includes people in part-time education and/or some form of training.

The Not in Full Time Education or Training is more commonly described as NEET

Quarterly and annual changes in the number of young people (aged 16 to 24) in the UK labour market, seasonally adjusted

Our Next graph  shows how the latest estimates, for July to September 2016, for employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for people aged from 16 to 24 compare with the previous quarter (April to June 2016) and the previous year (July to September 2015).

EU Immigration -David Cameron responds to statistics

Highlights of the speach

EU migrants to the U.K will not be able to for 4 years

• Access Universal Credit, JSA or Tax Credits
• Wait for social Housing for 4 years
• Will be deported if they are job less after 
• All EU immigrants have to have a job offer before they come to the U.K

This in many ways is a direct responce to yesterdays statistics
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1. Net long-term migration to the UK was estimated to be 260,000 in the year ending June 2014, a statistically significant increase from 182,000 in the previous 12 months. 

While net migration has increased since the most recent low of 154,000 in the year ending September 2012, it remains below the peak of 320,000 in the year ending June 2005.

583,000 people immigrated to the UK in the year ending June 2014, a statistically significant increase from 502,000 in the previous 12 months. There were statistically significant increases in immigration of EU (up 45,000) and non-EU (up 30,000) citizens.

An estimated 323,000 people emigrated from the UK in the year ending June 2014. Long-term emigration has been relatively stable since 2010. 

There was a statistically significant increase in immigration for work (up 45,000 to 247,000), driven by increases for non-EU citizens (up 14,000), EU2 citizens (up 11,000) and EU15 (up 10,000). Estimated employment of EU nationals (excluding British) resident in the UK was 16% higher in July to September 2014 compared to the same quarter in 2013.

National Insurance Number (NINo) registrations to adult overseas nationals increased by 12% to 668,000 in the year ending September 2014 from the previous year. Romanian citizens had the highest number of registrations (104,000), followed by Polish citizens (98,000).

> The Romanian citizens rights changed at beginning of the year

32,000 Romanian and Bulgarian (EU2) citizens immigrated to the UK in the year ending June 2014, a statistically significant increase from 18,000 in the previous 12 months.

>Based on the changes in their EU status

Immigration for study remained stable (176,000) in the year ending June 2014.

The statistically significant increase of 30,000 in immigration of non-EU citizens to 272,000 was in part driven by an increase in immigration to accompany/join others up 19,000 to 54,000. This follows a steady decline in non-EU immigration since the recent peak of 334,000 in the year ending September 2011. 

1. Work and study visas grants continued to rise in the year ending September 2014, by 6% (+9,500) and 3% (+6,100) respectively. These trends reflected higher levels of both skilled work visas granted and university sponsored applications.

> Visas are not required by EU citizens

There were 24,300 asylum applications in the year ending September 2014, an increase of 2% compared with the previous 12 months (23,800), but low relative to the 2002 peak (84,100).

There is a catch 22 that many EU citizens come to the U.K looking for work and often take the work that is at the lower end of the pay scale that fits within the Working Family Tax Credit eligibility

Secondly this may all take a long time to implement. 

UK Migration -where is it happening?

Migration has been a political hot subject in the U.K for some time. Indeed, the figures make interesting reading that have been published today.
UKIP have long made it a political issue so these figures make an interesting comment.
When we hear that Polish Nationality and Indian Nationalities have become a large group in the area and affecting the public services we can see or at least observe the changes here.

In some areas the need to communicate in some languages may be of Benefit. Look at the map. Whilst the figures for the census are a few years ago now and the Bulgarian and Romanian communities have only recently had the same opportunities as the A8 nations it is worthy of reflection



Language is a key factor in certain areas. I observe that Boston in Lincolnshire has Polish and Lithuanian as key languages. Does your area reflect the changes that have occured?

A Sanction-where the money is stopped

The number of sanctions applied are staggering

The DWP sanctions have been Published
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) was introduced in 2008 to replace incapacity benefit.

In the first three months of 2014, there were 15,955 sanctions on ESA claimants, compared with 3,574 in the same period last year.

Only ESA claimants in the work-related activity group, where an adviser assists them with training and skills, can be subject to sanctions, which are handed out for failing to attend a mandatory interview or failing to take part in a work-related activity.

There are 552,000 benefit claimants in the ESA work-related activity group and they receive up to £101.15 a week, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said.

Matt Downie, director of policy and external affairs at Crisis, said: "This is a shocking escalation in the use of sanctions and we are deeply concerned about the impact on people's lives.

"Sanctions are cruel and can leave people utterly destitute - without money even for food and at severe risk of homelessness. It is difficult to see how they are meant to help people prepare for work.

"Our own research has shown that many homeless people face unfair and inappropriate sanctions, often handed out due to errors on the part of the job centre or work programme provider.

"We want the government to commit to an urgent, wide-ranging review looking at the appropriateness and effectiveness of sanctions, especially for people at risk of or experiencing homelessness."

I have looked at the Stats and here are some of the figures

The figures make for interesting reading

We feature the Birmingham figures here

			Decision to apply a sanction (adverse) 3		Other decisions taken:
					Decision not to apply a sanction (non-adverse) 4	Reserved decisions5	Cancelled referrals6
GREAT BRITAIN			1,282,497		714,408	134,775	681,192
CENTRAL ENGLAND			280,437		163,554	26,031	128,974
	Birmingham and Solihull		40,256		25,605	3,158	16,340
		Birmingham - Airport	-		-	-	-
		Birmingham - Aston	-		-	-	-
		Birmingham - Centennial House	1,934		1,374	139	741
		Birmingham - Chelmsley Wood	2,250		1,435	211	932
		Birmingham - Five Ways	-		-	-	-
		Birmingham - Harbone Lane	2,840		1,889	244	1,342
		Birmingham - High Street	-		-	-	-
		Birmingham - Holyhead Road	-		-	-	-
		Birmingham - Kings Heath	2,980		1,877	189	1,263
		Birmingham - Ladywood	3,015		1,673	170	1,019
		Birmingham - Meridian House	3,096		2,208	200	985
		Birmingham - Northfield	3,436		2,688	295	1,622
		Birmingham - Ravenhurst	-		-	-	-
		Birmingham - Small Heath	-		-	-	-
		Birmingham - Soho Road	4,219		1,982	258	1,544
		Birmingham - Sparkhill	4,862		3,737	473	2,046
		Birmingham - Sutton New Road	3,049		2,027	277	1,325
		Birmingham - Washwood Heath	3,729		1,946	339	1,876
		Birmingham - Yardley	1,471		1,074	91	535
		Solihull - Park House	2,369		1,124	192	764

prosperous areas

	Harrogate - Victoria Avenue	1,514		1,227	137	463
	Hessle - The Weir	826		435	76	275

I have highlighted Burminham Ladywood as it used to have the Highest

Other challenged area shows lower figures

Hull - Britannia House

8,470

4,110

499

3,261

Rotherham - Chantry House

6,991

3,574

728

3,848

Liverpool - Toxteth

1,448

1,428

131

1,344