Social Security Benefits
The question
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.
Answered by 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 does not play a role in this. The Department therefore does not consistently collect information on place of birth at the point of benefit claim.
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