Jobcentres: Glasgow

(asked on 12th January 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to record the number of people in the disabled working-age population in the Glasgow South constituency who use services at (a) Castlemilk and (b) Langside jobcentres ahead of the equality impact assessment.


Answered by
Damian Hinds Portrait
Damian Hinds
Minister of State (Education)
This question was answered on 17th January 2017

We will be undertaking an equality analysis as part of the detailed planning for service reconfiguration and before any final decisions are made.

There are a total of 5,790 people claiming Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefits in Glasgow South who use our services to varying degrees, depending upon the type of claim they have. For example, those in the work-related activity group of Employment and Support visit the Jobcentre for more regular interviews with an adviser, whilst those in the support group do not have to attend interviews unless they wish to speak to a personal adviser.

The purpose of the equality analysis and public consultation is to help establish how many people are likely to be affected by these proposals, not just those in receipt of a disability-related benefit.

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