PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(5 June 2026)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of Universal Credit while in paid employment are employed (a) in the retail sector and (b) by supermarkets.
Asked by:
Ben Goldsborough (Labour)
Asked by:
Ben Goldsborough (Labour)
Answer
The Getting Britain Working: Labour Market Insights Publication contains an estimate of the proportion of people on Universal Credit who work in Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles sector, which can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/get-britain-working-labour-market-insights-october-2025.
The figures broken down by people employed by supermarkets are not readily available and to provide this would incur disproportionate cost.
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