# Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Social Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006, Division (1)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Common output indicators for participants
‘Participants’ refers to persons benefiting directly from an ESF intervention who can be identified and asked for their characteristics, and for whom specific expenditure is earmarked. Other persons shall not be classified as participants. All data shall be broken down by gender.
The common output indicators for participants are:
unemployed, including long-term unemployed*,
long-term unemployed*,
inactive*,
inactive, not in education or training*,
employed, including self-employed*,
below 25 years of age*
above 54 years of age*,
above 54 years of age who are unemployed, including long-term unemployed, or inactive not in education or training*,
with primary (ISCED 1) or lower secondary education (ISCED 2)*,
with upper secondary (ISCED 3) or post-secondary education (ISCED 4)*,
with tertiary education (ISCED 5 to 8)*,
migrants, participants with a foreign background, minorities (including marginalised communities such as the Roma)**,
participants with disabilities**,
other disadvantaged**.
The total number of participants will be calculated automatically on the basis of the output indicators.
These data on participants entering an ESF supported operation shall be provided in the annual implementation reports as specified in Article 50(1) and (2) and Article 111(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013.
The following data on participants will be provided in the annual implementation reports as specified in Article 50 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013:
homeless or affected by housing exclusion*,
from rural areas*
The data of those two indicators shall be collected based on a representative sample of participants within each investment priority. Internal validity shall be ensured in such a way that the data can be generalised at the level of the investment priority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1304/annex/I/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1304/annex-I/division-1
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