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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Employment and Support Allowance (17 July 2014)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average employment and support allowance payment was in each year since 2008.

Asked by:
Sir Stephen Timms (Labour)

Answer

The information as requested is shown in the table below:

Employment and Support Allowance, average weekly amount in payment.

Date

All Ages

Aged over 50

Nov-08

61.17

64.20

Nov-09

73.66

76.40

Nov-10

81.71

83.76

Nov-11

90.55

91.73

Nov-12

103.02

104.17

Nov-13

109.97

111.83

Source: DWP In Information Governance and Security Directorate 100% WPLS

Notes:

1. Average amounts are rounded to the nearest penny.

2. Incapacity Benefit was replaced by Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) from October 2008.

3. Figures shown do not include ‘nil payment’ cases.

4. Data is as at November in each year shown.


Answered by:
Mr Mark Harper (Conservative)
22 July 2014

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