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Written Question

Pensioners: Christmas Bonus

Wednesday 26th July 2017

Asked by: Peter Dowd (Labour - Bootle)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

The number of people who receive the Christmas Bonus is published in DWP’s Benefit Expenditure and Caseload tables (Table_2c):

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/benefit-expenditure-tables

Written Question

Maternity Allowance

Tuesday 25th July 2017

Asked by: Peter Dowd (Labour - Bootle)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

Answered by Caroline Dinenage

In response to these questions:

(a) The number of women who commenced their Maternity Allowance claim in 2014-15 was 82,500.

(b) The number of women who commenced their Maternity Allowance claim in 2015-16 was 86,300.

Data are published quarterly on the number of commencements to Maternity Allowance on a rolling basis up to November 2016 at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/maternity-allowance-quarterly-statistics

These quarterly data do not sum to the annual totals above as the data is subject to substantial retrospection from late notifications to the computer system, as noted in the publication. The annual estimates above are the best estimate for the financial years requested.

(1) Data is based on 5% sample data and retrospection may continue to affect the actual numbers.
(2) These figures exclude a small proportion of clerical cases.

(3) Data are rounded to the nearest 100.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Jan 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Jan 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 02 Dec 2016
Benefit Claimants Sanctions (Required Assessment) Bill

"I want to ask a specific question about the Bill. Clause 1 states:

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 02 Dec 2016
Benefit Claimants Sanctions (Required Assessment) Bill

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 02 Dec 2016
Benefit Claimants Sanctions (Required Assessment) Bill

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 02 Dec 2016
Benefit Claimants Sanctions (Required Assessment) Bill

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 02 Dec 2016
Benefit Claimants Sanctions (Required Assessment) Bill

"The Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, the right hon. Member for Birkenhead (Frank Field), has said:

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 26 Apr 2016
Social Security (Equality)

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