PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Care Leavers: Social Security Benefits (26 October 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many care leavers identified through the self-identified marker used by his Department as being between the ages of 18 and 25 had their (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance sanctioned between October 2015 and March 2016.

Asked by:
Helen Hayes (Labour)

The information requested in respect of care leavers is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

Answered by:
Damian Hinds (Conservative)
2 November 2016