Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 22819
Low Incomes
Tabled: 8 January 2025
Answered: 22 January 2025
Named DayQuestion
Michael Wheeler
Labour — Worsley and Eccles
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many workers earn under the lower earnings limit in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
Answer
Alison McGovernThe Department’s latest estimate is that in Quarter 1 of the financial year 2022/23 there were around 1-1.3 million employees in the UK who earned below the LEL. This figure does not include workers who are self-employed. Of these employees, (a) 86% were ...
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