Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 108625

Social Security Benefits

Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 6 February 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households are in receipt of benefits in excess of £28,000.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Family Resources Survey (FRS) is an annual report that provides facts and figures about the incomes and living circumstances of households and families in the UK. The FRS uses a nationally representative sample of UK households and includes data on be...
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