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 Carer's Allowance in the Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency in each of the last five years.
The caseload statistics for Carer’s Allowance are available on DWP Stat-Xplore. The most recent refer to November 2022. Figures for the Carer’s Allowance in payment caseload for Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency are shown below:
Time period | Carer’s Allowance in Payment Caseload |
Nov ‘17 | 1,195 |
Nov ‘18 | 1,221 |
Nov ‘19 | 1,238 |
Nov ‘20 | 1,297 |
Nov ‘21 | 1,293 |
Nov ‘22 | 1,354 |
The link to access Stat-Xplore is https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk.
Guidance for using Stat-Xplore is available at: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html.