THE EQUALITY IMPLICATIONS OF BEING A MIGRANT IN BRITAIN
Table 3.3 Overseas nationals entering the UK and allocated a NiNo, by year of arrival: People claiming an out-of-work benefit within six months of registration (thousands) All JSA IB/SDA IS Percentage on out of work benefits
2000/1 2001/2 2002/3 2003/4 2004/5 2005/6 32.9 36.1 34.7 20.6 17.7 15.9 23.3 26.7 25.8 14.8 13.7 13.0 3.3 2.9 2.8 1.9 1.7 1.4 5.9 6.2 5.7 3.7 2.0 1.3 11%
12%
10%
6%
3%
3%
Source: 100 per cent extract from National Insurance Recording System at 14 May 2007. Notes: Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred and may not sum due to rounding. Arrivals figures subject to change as some migrants may take several months or years between arrival and NiNo application/registration. JSA: Jobseeker’s Allowance; IB/SDA: Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance; IS: Income Support.
The NiNo data, however, does provide a lot of information about migration. Table 3.4, on continent of origin, shows that registrations from all areas except Africa increased in the five years to 2006/7, and those from EU accession countries rose from 17,900 in 2002/3 to 321,200 in 2006/7. Table 3.5 sets out the regions of registration within the UK, by country of origin. Table 3.4 Overseas nationals entering the UK and allocated a NiNo, by year of registration and continent of origin (thousands)
All Europe: EU Accession Countries Europe: EU excluding Accession Countries Europe: non-EU Asia and Middle East Australia and Oceania The Americas Africa Others and Unknown
2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 349.2 370.7 439.7 662.4 713.5 17.9 28.7 119.2 276.7 321.2 80.7 84.9 81.3 97.6 103.7 14.8 114.5 27.3 26.6 66.6 0.8
15.8 115.0 24.2 31.2 70.1 0.8
Source: National Insurance Recording System at 14 May 2007.
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14.1 110.0 23.4 26.7 64.5 0.6
15.5 134.2 32.5 31.4 73.9 0.6
16.3 145.4 33.2 31.8 61.4 0.5