PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(12 November 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the primary language of benefits claimants has been in each of the last 10 years.
Asked by:
Rupert Lowe (Restore Britain)
Asked by:
Rupert Lowe (Restore Britain)
Answer
The Department does not centrally hold the information requested as it is not a requirement for a customer to declare their ‘primary’ language. Customer communications and benefit information is provided in English and Welsh as appropriate. Necessary information can be provided in another language and translation services are available.
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