Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people over the age of 60 have claimed (a) employment support allowance and (b) job seekers allowance in the London Borough of Newham in each year since 2010.

The information available for the number of Employment and Support Allowance claimants by Local Authority and age is published and can be found at:

https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk

Guidance for users is available at:

https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html

The information available for the number of Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants by Local Authority and age is also published and can be found at:

https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp

Guidance for users is available at:

https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp