28 August 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic it is important for key economic information to be available in a timely manner, to inform decision makers, businesses and members of the public. Therefore, in the short term, Statistics Jersey will be producing this report on a weekly basis.
Summary
On 23 August 2020
- the total number of people registered as ASW was 1,610; this total is 40 lower than a week earlier and 790 higher than at the end of the comparable week a year earlier (25 August 2019)
- a greater number of females (840 individuals) than males (770 individuals) were registered as ASW
- there were 6,290 active Income Support claims, essentially unchanged compared with 16 August 2020, and 690 more than a year earlier (31 August 2019). This latest number of claims provided support for:
- 8,100 adults
- 3,200 children
- there were 80 active CRESS claims (for individuals having less than 5 years residency); this latest number was essentially unchanged compared with a week earlier. These claims provided support for:
- under Phase Two of the Government Co-Funded Payroll Scheme over £67.1 million had been paid out for a total 11,460 claims from April, May, June and July 2020
- public transport usage increased (by 4%) and road usage was essentially unchanged when compared with the previous week
On 21 August 2020
- around 55 loans had been approved under the Business Disruption Loan Guarantee Scheme; the total amount of loans approved was £3,158,700, of which £2,993,700 had been drawn down
- there were 41 residential properties transacted through the Royal Court, 32 of which were eligible to be included in the Jersey House Price Index
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