Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women between 60 and 66 years old are in (a) full-time employment, (b) part-time employment, (c) receipt of in-work benefits and (d) receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance.

For parts a) and b) the latest information is contained in Table 1 below.

Table 1: Women in employment

Source: Labour Force Survey, Jul-Sep 2019

For part c), table 2 shows the number of women aged 60-65 and over 65 who are claiming Universal Credit and are in employment (figures for the specific age group 60-66 are not available within Stat-Xplore).

Table 2: Women claiming Universal Credit and in employment, October 2019

Source: DWP Stat-Xplore

For part d), table 3 shows the number of women aged 60-65 who are claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (figures for the specific age group 60-66 are not available within Stat-Xplore).

Table 3: Women claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance, May 2019

Source: DWP Stat-Xplore