PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Employment and Support Allowance: Lone Parents (18 July 2019)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many single parents with dependent children are in receipt of severe disability premium in their income-related employment and support allowance.

Asked by:
Marsha De Cordova (Labour)

In November 2018 there were 506,000 live cases of income-related Employment and Support Allowance where the claimant was in receipt of Severe Disability Premium (SDP). Of these, 59,000 were in receipt of SDP and identified to be a lone parent.

Answered by:
Justin Tomlinson (Conservative)
26 July 2019