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Unemployment: South Holland and the Deepings

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 2 March 2026UIN 113464

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were unemployed for over 12 months in South Holland and the Deepings constituency in the last 12 months, and what proportion of those people were unemployed for 18 months or more.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The information requested is not available, due to small sample sizes on the survey used to estimate unemployment in constituencies. National level estimates of unemployment of more than 12 months duration are available in ONS Table UNEM01.

There is published information on the number of years duration of UC claims by conditionality regime by constituency on Stat-Xplore (Stat-Xplore - Table View), but this does not identify 18 months as a cut-off.

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