To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people claiming Income Support were (a) born and (b) not born in the UK.
Answered on
29 October 2024
The Department does not routinely collect data on the country of birth of individuals claiming any benefits.
DWP policy responsibility lies in establishing a customer’s eligibility to claim benefits. An individual’s specific country of birth does not play a role in this and the Department therefore does not collect the country of birth information at the point of benefit claim.
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Department for Work and Pensions