Written questions

Incapacity Benefit

Lords · Question HL1728 · Tabled 17 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 31 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of the population in each region are claiming incapacity benefits.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 31 Oct 2024

The Department publishes quarterly statistics on benefit combinations on Stat-Xplore, which include those claiming incapacity benefits, where an individual claims one or more of Universal Credit (Health Journey), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), In...