Written questions by O'Brien.

How many households currently subject to the Household Benefit Cap are living in (a) council housing and (b) housing association accommodation.

There were 540 households on Housing Benefit affected by the benefit cap in May 2025. Of these, 40 were living in council housing and 100 were living in housing association accommodation.There were 123,000 households on Universal Credit affected by the benefit cap in May 2025. Accommodation data in Universal Credit does not identify housing association accommodation separately from council housing. Of the 123,000 households on Universal Credit affected by the benefit cap in May 2025, 45,000 were living in council housing or housing association accommodation.

How many Disability Living Allowance claimants had active contracts with the Motability Scheme in (a) the East Midlands, (b) the West Midlands, and (c) the East of England in March of each of the last five years up to 2025.

Information on Disability Living Allowance claimants with an active Motability Scheme is not held centrally for analytical purposes. Such information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

How many Disability Living Allowance claimants had active contracts with the Motability Scheme in (a) the North East, (b) the North West, and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber in March of each of the last five years up to 2025.

Information on Disability Living Allowance claimants with an active Motability Scheme is not held centrally for analytical purposes. Such information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

How many Disability Living Allowance claimants had active contracts with the Motability Scheme in (a) London, (b) the South East, (c) the South West, and (d) Wales in March of each of the last five years up to 2025.

Information on Disability Living Allowance claimants with an active Motability Scheme is not held centrally for analytical purposes. Such information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

If he will provide the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants in a contract with the Motability Scheme to receive a vehicle, broken down by primary medical condition in a) the East Midlands, b) East of England, c) London, d) North East, e) North West, f) South East, g) South West, h) West Midlands, i) Yorkshire and the Humber j) Wales k) Scotland l) Northern Ireland.

We will be publishing data to answer this question in due course.

How many PIP claimants had active contracts with the Motability Scheme in (a) the East Midlands, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the East of England in March of each of the last five years up to 2025.

The information requested is provided in the table below as a snapshot of the PIP caseload with active Motability contracts in July of each of the last 5 years. Jul-21Jul-22Jul-23Jul-24Jul-25North East21,50022,40025,10030,30034,500North West58,80061,30068,90083,90096,400Yorkshire and The Humber34,20035,70040,30050,10057,900East Midlands34,40036,10040,40048,40054,600West Midlands45,20047,10053,10063,70072,000East of England30,30032,00036,60045,00052,600London32,00034,70040,50052,20063,500South East36,50038,70044,30054,90065,000South West29,00030,40033,70040,60046,600Wales34,00035,20038,70045,20050,300 Notes- Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.- Figures include both Normal Rules and Special Rules for End of Life claimants.- Yearly figures are a snapshot of the PIP caseload with an active Motability contract in July of each of the last 5 years.

How many PIP claimants had active contracts with the Motability Scheme in (a) London, (b) the South East, (c) the South West and (d) Wales in March of each of the last five years up to 2025.

The information requested is provided in the table below as a snapshot of the PIP caseload with active Motability contracts in July of each of the last 5 years. Jul-21Jul-22Jul-23Jul-24Jul-25North East21,50022,40025,10030,30034,500North West58,80061,30068,90083,90096,400Yorkshire and The Humber34,20035,70040,30050,10057,900East Midlands34,40036,10040,40048,40054,600West Midlands45,20047,10053,10063,70072,000East of England30,30032,00036,60045,00052,600London32,00034,70040,50052,20063,500South East36,50038,70044,30054,90065,000South West29,00030,40033,70040,60046,600Wales34,00035,20038,70045,20050,300 Notes- Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.- Figures include both Normal Rules and Special Rules for End of Life claimants.- Yearly figures are a snapshot of the PIP caseload with an active Motability contract in July of each of the last 5 years.

How many PIP claimants had active contracts with the Motability Scheme in (a) the North East, (b) the North West and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber in March of each of the last five years up to 2025.

The information requested is provided in the table below as a snapshot of the PIP caseload with active Motability contracts in July of each of the last 5 years. Jul-21Jul-22Jul-23Jul-24Jul-25North East21,50022,40025,10030,30034,500North West58,80061,30068,90083,90096,400Yorkshire and The Humber34,20035,70040,30050,10057,900East Midlands34,40036,10040,40048,40054,600West Midlands45,20047,10053,10063,70072,000East of England30,30032,00036,60045,00052,600London32,00034,70040,50052,20063,500South East36,50038,70044,30054,90065,000South West29,00030,40033,70040,60046,600Wales34,00035,20038,70045,20050,300 Notes- Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.- Figures include both Normal Rules and Special Rules for End of Life claimants.- Yearly figures are a snapshot of the PIP caseload with an active Motability contract in July of each of the last 5 years.

How many staff in his Department did not retain employment following the completion of their probationary period in the last 12 months.

The information requested is not held centrally and due to the additional activity that would be required to provide it, would incur disproportionate cost.

How many staff in his Department had their probationary period extended in the last 12 months.

The information requested is not held centrally and due to the additional activity that would be required to provide it, would incur disproportionate cost.

How many (a) Equality Impact Assessments and (b) equality screenings have been produced by his Department in the last three months.

The information requested is not held centrally and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

How many people were employed by the (a) Pensions Regulator and (b) Health and Safety Executive in each year since 2005.

The Pensions Regulator and Health and Safety Executive are directly accountable to Parliament. The information requested is published in their respective annual report and accounts, which are laid before the House of Commons and publicly available.

What the annual budget was for the (a) Pensions Regulator and (b) Health and Safety Executive in each year since 2005.

Both the Health and Safety Executive and the Pensions Regulator are funded from a mix of sources. These include direct government funding, levies on industry (in the case of the Pensions Regulator) and from charging or cost recoveries. The full spend, and financial breakdowns, for these bodies by year can be found in their respective Annual Report and Accounts. This information is available in the public domain via The Pensions Regulator and Health and Safety Executive respective ARAs. They can be found using the following links: The Pensions Regulator (see Financial Review sections)HSE Annual Reports and Accounts (see statement of Cashflows section)[ARCHIVED CONTENT] Reports produced by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

How many staff left his Department in each of the last five years by grade.

Information on the number of civil servants leaving each government department and organisation by responsibility level for the years 2021 to 2025 is published annually through the ‘Civil Service data browser’ as part of Civil Service Statistics 2025, an accredited official statistics publication. Information can be accessed through the Civil Service data browser for 2021 through 2025 at the following web address: https://civil-service-statistics.jdac.service.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/

How many staff in his Department (a) did not retain employment following the completion of their probationary period and (b) had their probationary period extended in each of the last five years.

The information requested is not held centrally and due to the additional activity that would be required to provide it, would incur disproportionate cost.

How many performance reviews were undertaken for staff in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years; in how many such cases performance was rated as unsatisfactory or below; how many staff left as a result of such a rating; and what proportion of full-time equivalent staff this represented.

DWPs performance management policy utilises a team-based approach. The policy requires the performance of every employee to be robustly assessed on an ongoing basis. However, the approach, and these reviews do not involve employees below the Senior Civil Service being assigned a rating. Consequently, we are unable to provide data on employees rated as either satisfactory or unsatisfactory performers, nor how many staff left as a result of such a rating.

How many employment tribunal claims have been lodged against his Department for (a) unfair dismissal and (b) claims under the Equality Act 2010 in each of the last five years.

Year ReceivedUnfair Dismissal OnlyEquality Act OnlyUD AND EATotal20226762010220237771599202411911511720258681995Total3231269413 Notes: data for 2020 and 2021 is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

How many staff in his Department are recorded as having a (a) mental health condition and (b) physical disability by grade.

DWP does not require staff to declare whether they have a disability. When a disability is declared, they are not required to give details. Any details that are given are in a free text box where multiple conditions could be shared. Therefore, the data is not broken down any further than declaration of a disability and obtaining this breakdown would incur significant cost. Information on the number of people declaring a disability by each government department are published annually as part of Civil Service Statistics 2025, an accredited official statistics publication. Latest published data are as at 31 March 2025 and can be found at Table 29 of the statistical tables at the following web address: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2025 Information for 31 March 2026 is due for publication in July 2026.

How many and what proportion of people claiming Personal Independence Payments had their award assessed through (a) a telephone consultation, (b) an in person assessment, (c) a paper based assessment and (d) a video assessment in each of the last ten years; and what the approval rate was for each method.

Management information on the number and proportion of Personal Independence Payments assessments by channel is published in Table 2.32 of the Pathways to Work: Evidence pack: Chapter 2 reforming the structure - GOV.UK. Telephone and video channels have only been available since 2020. The information on approval rates requested is not readily available, and providing it would incur a disproportionate cost.

How many people were claiming Universal Credit who were (a) in employment and (b) not in employment and whose immigration status was (i) Common Travel Area - UK, Ireland, Right of Abode, (ii) EU Settlement Scheme, (iii) humanitarian, (iv) refugee, (v) indefinite leave to remain, not EU Settlement Scheme, (vii) limited leave to remain, not EU Settlement Scheme, including family reunion, (viii) other and (ix) no immigration status recorded on digital systems in each local authority in each month since June 2024.

The Department recently published new Universal Credit - Immigration Status and Nationality statistics. Further breakdowns of these statistics are not currently available.