Written Question · S6W-18013 · Session 6
How many lone parents have been supported into employability schemes in each year since 1999.
The question
To ask the Scottish Government how many lone parents have been supported into employability schemes in each year since 1999.
The answer
Information on the number of lone parents receiving Scottish Government funded employability support in each year since 1999 is not held centrally.
Official statistics for Fair Start Scotland (launched April 2018), and experimental statistics for No One Left Behind, our strategic approach to employability delivery (launched April 2019), are published quarterly by the Scottish Government and include data on lone parents. The publication relates only to Scottish Government funded activity data and not the entirety of employability related activity in each local authority area.
The most recent publication was on 22 February 2023 (Scotland's Devolved Employment Services: statistical summary February 2023
- gov.scot (www.gov.scot)). Statistics available for lone parents supported are shown below.
Table 1: Number of lone parents joining Fair Start Scotland from year 1 (April 2018 to March 2019) to year 5 so far (April 2022 to December 2022)
Time period
Number of lone parents joining FSS
April 2018 to March 2019
693
April 2019 to March 2020
1,052
April 2020 to March 2021
940
April 2021 to March 2022
1,265
April 2022 to December 2022
768
Notes:
1. From April 2021 (year 4 onwards), following the extension of Fair Start Scotland beyond the initial three year period, people who have previously received support have been able to re-join the service. The numbers in the table above are of lone parents joining FSS for the first time and does not include re-joins to the service.
2. Data for year 5 is currently only available up until the end of quarter 3 (October to December 2022).
Table 2: Number of lone parents receiving No One Left Behind employability support from year 2 (April 2020 to March 2021) to year 4 so far (April 2022 to September 2022)
Time period
Number of lone parents receiving No One Left Behind employability support
April 2020 to March 2021
631
April 2021 to March 2022
1,872
April 2022 to September 2022
1,160
Notes:
1. Data for parents accessing support is collected from year 2 onwards.
2. Data for year 4 is currently only available up until the end of quarter 2 (July to September 2022).
Official statistics for Fair Start Scotland (launched April 2018), and experimental statistics for No One Left Behind, our strategic approach to employability delivery (launched April 2019), are published quarterly by the Scottish Government and include data on lone parents. The publication relates only to Scottish Government funded activity data and not the entirety of employability related activity in each local authority area.
The most recent publication was on 22 February 2023 (Scotland's Devolved Employment Services: statistical summary February 2023
- gov.scot (www.gov.scot)). Statistics available for lone parents supported are shown below.
Table 1: Number of lone parents joining Fair Start Scotland from year 1 (April 2018 to March 2019) to year 5 so far (April 2022 to December 2022)
Time period
Number of lone parents joining FSS
April 2018 to March 2019
693
April 2019 to March 2020
1,052
April 2020 to March 2021
940
April 2021 to March 2022
1,265
April 2022 to December 2022
768
Notes:
1. From April 2021 (year 4 onwards), following the extension of Fair Start Scotland beyond the initial three year period, people who have previously received support have been able to re-join the service. The numbers in the table above are of lone parents joining FSS for the first time and does not include re-joins to the service.
2. Data for year 5 is currently only available up until the end of quarter 3 (October to December 2022).
Table 2: Number of lone parents receiving No One Left Behind employability support from year 2 (April 2020 to March 2021) to year 4 so far (April 2022 to September 2022)
Time period
Number of lone parents receiving No One Left Behind employability support
April 2020 to March 2021
631
April 2021 to March 2022
1,872
April 2022 to September 2022
1,160
Notes:
1. Data for parents accessing support is collected from year 2 onwards.
2. Data for year 4 is currently only available up until the end of quarter 2 (July to September 2022).
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-18013 by reference.