Every parliamentary written question tabled by Jon Pearce this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What estimate her Department has made of the number of people eligible for but not claiming pension credit in High Peak constituency.
The latest available Pension Credit take-up statistics cover the financial year 2021 to 2022 and are available at: Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up: financial year ending 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). However, these statistics are only available at Great Britain level and cannot be broken down to smaller geographical areas.
What estimate her Department has made of the number of people in High Peak constituency who have not moved to Universal Credit.
The requested information is published in the Move to Universal Credit statistics:Move to Universal Credit statistics, July 2022 to March 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Worksheet 20 shows Households sent Migration Notices by Parliamentary Constituency and worksheet 22 shows households that have made a claim to Universal Credit by Parliamentary Constituency.
What the average waiting time was for a Work Capability Assessment in High Peak constituency in the latest period for which data is available.
The information requested is not available.
What estimate her Department has made of the number of people claiming in-work benefits in High Peak constituency.
Official statistics for the number of people on Universal Credit are published each month on Stat-Xplore, with breakdowns available by Westminster Parliamentary Constituency. The latest statistics are to June 2024, with a breakdown by employment indicator available to May 2024. Users can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest and, if needed, can access general guidance on how to extract the information required, with more detailed guidance available in the Universal Credit Official Statistics: Stat-Xplore user guide.Statistics on the number of people on Jobseeker’s Allowance or Employment and Support Allowance, who are in employment, are not readily available and to provide them would incur disproportionate cost.