Long descriptions
Figure 1: This table lists all the PSA targets which were current in 2005-06 and provides an assessment using standard terminology based on latest data.
Figure 2: This line graph shows that between 1998-99 and 2004-05,the number of children in low-income households fell by 700,000 on both the before and after housing costs measures, from a base of 3.1 and 4.1 million respectively, missing the 2006 target level.
Figure 3: This line graph shows the change in the proportion of children living in workless households between 1997 (18.4%) and 2005 (15.7%), and the further decrease needed to meet the 2008 target (15%).
Figure 4: This line graph shows the change in the proportion of children living in workless households between 1997 (18.4%) and 2005 (15.7%), and the further decrease needed to meet the 2006 target (15.1%).
Figure 5: This line graph shows the changes in the proportion of parents with care receiving Income Support or income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance who received maintenance from the non-resident parent between May 2004 and November 2005. Over the period, receipt of maintenance has risen slightly from 24% to 25%, with better performance on the new scheme compared to the old scheme, missing the 2006 target level.
Figure 6: This line graph shows how the number of Ofsted-registered childcare places has risen steadily from 1,103,00 in March 2003 to 1,250,000 in March 2006, exceeding the target.
Figure 7: This line graph provides a time series of actual GB employment rates from spring 2000 to winter 2005. It also shows the trajectory needed to meet the 2008 target.
Figure 8: This line graph shows that the employment rate for lone parents has consistently increased from 45.3% in 1997 to 56.6 % in spring 2005, and the gap with the overall rate has fallen to 21.5%.
Figure 9: This line graph shows that the employment rate for lone parents has consistently increased from 45.3% in 1997 to 56.6 % in spring 2005, and the gap with the overall rate has fallen to 21.5%. Current projections indicate that the SR02 target of 55.1% will be met.
Figure 10: This line graph shows how the gap between the ethnic minority employment rate and the overall rate has narrowed between spring 2000 and spring 2005 from 16.4% to 15.6%.
Figure 11: This bar chart shows how the employment rate of older workers has been rising compared to the overall rate, and the gap has been falling, between spring 2000 and spring2005, with the rate up from 66.9% to 70.7% and the gap down from 7.5% to 3.9%.
Figure 12: This line graph shows the effect of the changing composition of the target group on its employment rate between 2000 and 2005.
Figure 13: This bar chart shows that over the period from spring 2003 to autumn 2005, the employment rate of the 30 local authority districts with the poorest initial labour market position has continued to improve, with the rate rising from 63.2% to 66.4% and the gap falling from 11.5% to 8.3%.
Figure 14: This table lists the baselines and target levels for workplace injuries, the incidence of ill health among workers and working days lost in the construction industry.
Figure 15: This table compares baselines and targets with latest outturn data for performance in countering major hazards, showing that good progress is being made.
Figure 16: This line graph shows that the Health and Safety Executive’s performance indicator for the reduction of hazards in the nuclear industry is ahead of its trajectory to deliver the PSA target for 2007-08. 2005-06 showed an outturn of 118, ahead of the end-year target of 136.
Figure 17: This line graph shows that the Health and Safety Executive’s performance indicator for the reduction of hazards in the offshore hazardous installations industry is on track to deliver the PSA target for 2007-08. 2005-06 showed an outturn of 73 against an end-year target of 74.
Figure 18: This line graph shows that the Health and Safety Executive’s performance indicator for reduction of hazards in the onshore hazardous installations industry is ahead of its trajectory deliver the PSA target for 2007-08. 2005-06 showed an outturn of 130 against an end-year target of 168.
Figure 19: This bar chart shows that the number of households receiving Pension Credit climbed steadily from its introduction in October 2003 to 2.7 million in February 2006, missing the 2006 target of 3 million.
Figure 20: This bar chart shows target levels of pension forecasts issued for March 2006, March 2007 and March 2008. It also shows actual progress to March 2006, which exceeded the target level.
Figure 21: This line graph compares the overall employment rate with the rate for disabled people using the SR02 definition, for the period from spring 1998 to spring 2006. The trend is for disabled people’s employment rate to rise, while the gap with the overall rate is falling.
Figure 22: This line graph shows how processing times for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit are improving over time. The lowest 15% local authorities are making good process, with the overall improvement even better.
Figure 23: This line graph shows the profile needed to reduce fraud and error in Income Support and Jobseeker’s Allowance from 10.4% in September 1998 to 5.2% by March 2006. It also shows progress to March 2005, when the level had fallen to 5.4%.
Figure 24: This line graph shows the average rate of change in the proportion of Housing Benefit overpaid that would be needed over the period from April 2002 to March 2006 to meet the target of reducing losses from fraud and error in Housing Benefit for working-age people by 25% alongside progress towards this target up to March 2005. The 2003-04 figure shows a point estimate for fraud and error 2.5% above the baseline year and the 2004-05 figure shows a point estimate 1.8% above the baseline year. The estimates also show wide 95% confidence intervals for the March 2004 and March 2005 estimates.
Figure 25: This table sets out details of the annual financial savings, net headcount reduction, redeployment to customer-facing roles and relocation of posts from London and the South East to other areas which have been achieved by December 2005.
Figure 26: This table sets out accuracy, customer service and unit cost targets for The Pension Service to achieve in 2005-06.
Figure 27: This table sets out accuracy, compliance, debt and unit cost targets for Child Support Agency to achieve in 2005-06.
Figure 28: This table sets out accuracy, customer service and unit cost targets for Jobcentre Plus to achieve in 2005-06.
Figure 29: This table sets out accuracy, customer service and unit cost targets for the Disability and Carers Service to achieve in 2005-06.
Figure 30: This table sets out progress between 2003 and 2005 towards targets set for the Department to increase representation of ethnic minority groups, disabled people and women by March 2008.
Figure 31: This table provides a high-level breakdown of the Department’s investment plans from 2005-06 to 2007-08.
Figure 32: This table provides detailed information about the six major IT-enabled programmes and projects which currently form the Department’s modernisation programme. Information is given about the purpose of each project, start and expected end dates, planned costs and expenditure to date.
Figure 33: This table gives statistics of the volume of correspondence sent to the Department by MPs/Peers during 2005, including a breakdown between letters to ministers and to other business areas. Response targets and performance against these are also included.
Figure 34: This line graph shows the improvement in meeting correspondence targets between 2002 and 2005. In 2005, the 20-day target was met for 90% of ministers’ responses and 97% of senior officials’ responses, compared to 65% and 61% respectively in 2002.
Figure 35: This table gives statistics of the volume of correspondence from members of the public to ministers in 2005, broken down by business area. Overall, 97% of correspondence was answered within the 20-day response target.
Figure 36: This table provides information about ten major publicity campaigns undertaken by the Department in 2005-06, covering such topics as benefit awareness, pensions information and benefit fraud.
Figure 37: This bar chart shows how expenditure on benefits has been apportioned to the Department’s objectives over the period from 2000-01 to 2005-06, and how this is planned to continue through to 2007-08. Most expenditure goes to pensioners, while the amount spent on children falls over the period as a result of the transfer of Child Benefit to HMRC and the introduction of Child Tax Credits.
Figure 38: This line graph illustrates changes in the pattern of receipt of seven key benefits between 2000-01 and 2007-08. The changes reflect the ageing population, as well as the effect of policy changes.
Figure 39: This flowchart illustrates how the Department, its agencies and stakeholders work together to meet objectives and targets.