three pint princess Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (T Reapa @ Jul 6 2009, 01:39 PM) compared to the rise in incapacity claimants,it isn't dramatic Really? That 4.8 million figure is for claimants of out-of-work benefits. What are out-of-work benefits? I couldn't see any graphs on the DWP document so it had to be made from some figures. Edit: I found this which looks like it could be the graph http://research.dwp.gov.uk/mediacentre/pre...8.asp#footnote1 Edited July 6, 2009 by Tom Peters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashConnoisseur Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 What are out-of-work benefits? JSA, IS, IB / ESA, SDA (Severe Disablement Allowance), and CA (Carer's Allowance). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confounded Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 (edited) Actually I blame equal opportunities. It was the 80s that saw women really start to earn similar amounts to men, that is why we see a doubling of personal debt burden then as the average household became genuinely dual income. From 1997 onwards it's down to bad policy. Interesting graph from the pinned charts thread looks at the women going to work effect. Edited July 6, 2009 by Confounded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashConnoisseur Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Interesting graph from the pinned charts thread looks at the women going to work effect. Yes, that's partly the result of changes in employment opportunities -- less mining/manfacturing more retail/admin.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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