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<p /> <p>The information requested regarding part (1), how many claimed Jobseeker's
Allowance (a) in the first six months of the year, and (b) in total, is not readily
available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>There
were 38,000 (rounded to the nearest thousand) claims made to ESA by 18-21 year-olds
in England during the business year 2013-14, of whom 2,000 (6%) were assigned to the
work-related activity group.</p><p> </p><p>Between April 2014 and March 2015 there
were 24,660 18 to 21 year-olds, in England, referred to the Work Programme. Please
note this is rounded to the nearest ten and referrals are 'net' referrals which do
not include rejections, cancellations or referrals to ESA information sessions.</p>
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