Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receiving employment and support allowance in the support group are aged (a) 50 and over and (b) 55 and over.
Statistics on the age of claimant by Phase of the Employment and Support Allowance claim are published and available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool.
Guidance for users is available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance.