Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 95516
Employment and Support Allowance: National Insurance Contributions
Tabled: 28 November 2025
Answered: 8 December 2025
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the total amount of national insurance contributions made by recipients of Contributory Employment Support Allowance.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsEntitlement to contributory Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) is based on a claimant’s National Insurance (NI) contribution record. Aggregating each ESA claimant’s NI contributions would require detailed analysis of individual claimants’ administrati...
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