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<p /> <p /> <p>The information we can provide is shown in the table below:</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>Out of work benefit claimants by statistical group and duration of
oldest claim, for Great Britain, Wales and Wrexham constituency: August 2011- August
2013</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>All</p></td><td><p>Up
to 1 year</p></td><td><p>1 to 2 years</p></td><td><p>2 to 3 years</p></td><td><p>3
years and over</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>August 2011</p></td><td><p>Great
Britain</p></td><td><p>4,842,010</p></td><td><p>1,937,380</p></td><td><p>503,230</p></td><td><p>290,240</p></td><td><p>2,111,170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>296,370</p></td><td><p>105,870</p></td><td><p>27,670</p></td><td><p>18,030</p></td><td><p>144,790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wrexham</p></td><td><p>6,350</p></td><td><p>2,370</p></td><td><p>620</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>2,930</p></td></tr><tr><td
rowspan="3"><p>August 2012</p></td><td><p>Great Britain</p></td><td><p>4,721,460</p></td><td><p>2,138,490</p></td><td><p>649,290</p></td><td><p>313,940</p></td><td><p>1,619,740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>286,820</p></td><td><p>124,910</p></td><td><p>35,260</p></td><td><p>17,320</p></td><td><p>109,320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wrexham</p></td><td><p>6,090</p></td><td><p>2,850</p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td></tr><tr><td
rowspan="3"><p>August 2013</p></td><td><p>Great Britain</p></td><td><p>4,395,860</p></td><td><p>2,051,340</p></td><td><p>881,810</p></td><td><p>389,270</p></td><td><p>1,073,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>267,890</p></td><td><p>121,960</p></td><td><p>53,400</p></td><td><p>21,180</p></td><td><p>71,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wrexham</p></td><td><p>5,710</p></td><td><p>2,740</p></td><td><p>1,160</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Where a claim has converted to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
from Incapacity Benefit/Severe Disablement Allowance or Income Support the data reflects
the duration from the start of ESA claim. Most of these re-assessments have occurred
since April 2011 when the re-assessment process commenced.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Source:
DWP Information, Governance and Security Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal
Study.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest ten
and totals may not sum due to rounding. </p><p>2. Out of work benefits which are included
in this analysis are:-</p><p>Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA)</p><p>Employment and Support
Allowance (ESA)</p><p>Incapacity Benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance (IB/SDA)</p><p>Income
Support (IS).</p><p>3. Incapacity Benefit and IS on incapacity grounds were replaced
by Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) for new claims from October 2008.</p><p>4.
The duration of claim reflects the longest out-of-work benefit claim for each person.</p><p>5.
Where a claim has converted to ESA from IB/SDA or IS data reflects duration from start
of ESA claim.</p><p>6. Great Britain data have been provided as the information for
Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern
Ireland statistics can be found at:</p><p> <a href="http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research.htm"
target="_blank">http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research.htm</a></p>
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