PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Employment and Support Allowance: Ethnic Groups (4 November 2014)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) number and (b) proportion of people claiming employment and support allowance are classified as BME.
Asked by:
Sir Stephen Timms (Labour)
Asked by:
Sir Stephen Timms (Labour)
Answer
The information requested on the number of Employment and Support Allowance recipients, by ethnicity is published at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool
The figures can be then used to calculate the proportions of the total caseload required.
Guidance for users is available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance
Answered by:
Mr Mark Harper (Conservative)
7 November 2014
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