Universal Credit

Unemployed Claimant Count August 2023

The number of unemployed claimants in Dagenham and Rainham constituency in August 2023 was 4,395. This represents a rate of 6.2% of the economically active population aged 16 to 64. The equivalent UK claimant rate was 4.8%.

There were 685 claimants aged 18-24, which was 7.5% of the population aged 18-24. The equivalent UK claimant rate was 4.9%.

Universal Credit and Single Parent Families

Jon Cruddas MP for Dagenham and Rainham has been contacted by Changing Realities, a project launched by University of York and Child Poverty Action Group regarding a recent report on Single Parents, Universal Credit and Mental Health. The research found that 32% of Single Parents who are on universal credit suffer with some form of mental health problem compared to 28% for all adults who are on UC.