Social Security Benefits
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the primary language of benefits claimants has been in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms
The Department does not centrally hold the information requested as it is not a requirement for a customer to declare their ‘primary’ language. Customer communications and benefit information is provided in English and Welsh as appropriate. Necessary information can be provided in another language and translation services are available.
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