Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 16 year olds claimed employment and support allowance in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.

Esther McVey

The information as requested is shown in the table below:

Number of Employment and Support Allowance claimants aged 16 Great Britain, 2010 – 2013

Total

Nov-10 1,220

Nov-11 1,210

Nov-12 1,120

Nov-13 1,030

Source: DWP Information Governance and Security Directorate 100% WPLS.

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to ten.

2. Incapacity Benefit was replaced by Employment Support Allowance (ESA) from October 2008.