Sentence examples for claimant counts from inspiring English sources

"There is a lack of staff in benefit offices, and claimant counts are being processed late.

With one of the highest unemployment claimant counts in the country, they are crying out for new jobs here.

August's claimant count was revised upwards from 1,600 to 2,700.

The claimant count total now stands at 1,580,900.

But that's only the claimant count, Fallon says.

The claimant count dropped by 4,100 people in December to 1.46 million, and the ONS also revised November's claimant count figure to show a 3,200 decline.

But January's rise in the claimant count is a worrying portent.

The unemployment claimant count stormed to an 11-year-high in September.

Unlike the claimant count, this is not affected by changes to the benefits regime.

In earlier downturns, the jobless have been pushed off the claimant count and onto incapacity benefit.

May's increase was the largest rise in the claimant count since July 2009.