Social Security Benefits
Commons · Question 105178 · Tabled 13 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason her department collects data on (a) race and (b) ethnicity and c) religion from benefit claimants.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 22 Jan 2026
The purpose of collecting race and ethnicity data is because it they are protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.All public bodies have a requirement under the Public Sector Equality Duty to pay due regard to the impacts of policies to those...