Personal Independence Payment
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Personal Independence Payment recipients are in work in (a) Worsley and Eccles constituency, (b) Salford, (c) Wigan, (d) Greater Manchester City Region and (e) England and Wales.
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms
For the proportion of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants who are in work by different geographic breakdowns, please see table 1 below.
Table 1: the percentage of PIP claimants who are in work by different geographic breakdowns
Geography | Percentage of PIP claimants in work |
Worsley and Eccles | 20 |
Salford | 13 |
Wigan | 19 |
Greater Manchester City Region | 18 |
England and Wales | 20 |
Source(s): PIP Administrative Data and HMRC data
Notes:
- Figures are for March 2024 which is the latest employment data available.
- Figures only include claims made under normal rules and exclude claims made under Special Rules for End of Life (SREL).
- Figures only include claimants who are working age.
- Employment category includes self-employed as well as employees.
- Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
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