Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 95514
Employment and Support Allowance
Tabled: 28 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government has made of the geographic distribution of contributory Employment and Support Allowance recipients affected by the proposed changes; and what assessment he has made of th
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsIn the Pathways to Work Green Paper we announced that we would be establishing a new, simple and clear Unemployment Insurance benefit through the reform of contributory working age benefits. Following recent consultation, officials are considering the res...
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