Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were in receipt of (a) income-related Employment and Support Allowance, (b) income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, (c) Income Support, (d) Pension Credit and (e) Universal Credit in (i) Scarborough and Whitby constituency and (b) North Yorkshire on 4 November 2024.

Official statistics for the number of people in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support, Pension Credit and Universal Credit are published regularly on Stat-Xplore, with breakdowns available by various geographical areas, including Westminster parliamentary constituency.

The latest statistics are available to September 2024 for Universal Credit, and February 2024 for the other benefits. Universal Credit statistics to October 2024 are due to be published on 12 November 2024, and for the other benefits to May 2024 on 28 November 2024.

Users can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest and, if needed, can access guidance on how to extract the information required. There is also a Universal Credit Official Statistics: Stat-Xplore user guide.