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

LabourPoole

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 Timms
In 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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