Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 9771

Social Security Benefits

Tabled: 17 October 2024

Answered: 23 October 2024

Question

Neil O'Brien

Conservative — Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claiming out of work benefits were (a) born in the UK and (b) not born in the UK.

Answer

Andrew Western

The Department does not consistently record data on the birthplace of those claiming out of work benefits across all benefit lines. DWP policy responsibility lies in establishing a customer’s eligibility to claim benefits. An individual’s place of birth d...

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