Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants in (a) each parliamentary constituency, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland were subject to the benefits freeze.
Information is available for the number of claimants of individual benefits, at different points in time, affected by the benefits freeze.
The available information for claimants of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance is published on the NOMIS website and can be found at:
https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp
Guidance for users can be found at:
https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp
The available information for claimants for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit is published and available 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
Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Communities. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:
https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/topics/benefits-statistics
There has been no assessment of the total number of claimants subject to the benefits freeze. Claimants can receive multiple benefits so caseload numbers cannot be added together to estimate the total number subject to the benefits freeze.