Written questions

Personal Independence Payment

Commons · Question 38295 · Tabled 13 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 18 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Ann Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of PIP recipients in (a) Wales, (b) England and (c) the UK live in post-industrial areas.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 18 Mar 2025

Data on the proportion of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) recipients in each region broken down by areas can be found on Stat-Xplore. There is no official definition of post-industrial areas for use in official statistics. This recent article publishe...