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Written question asked by Lord Willetts (Conservative) on Monday, 28 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 April 2005. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Monday, 4 April 2005 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Dept for Work and Pensions

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many men aged 50 to 64 years are on (a) unemployment benefits and (b) incapacity or other disability benefits.
Answer

Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many men aged 50 to 64 years are on (a) unemployment benefits and (b) incapacity or other disability benefits. [224676] Maria Eagle: As at 30 November 2004, there were 95,255 men aged between 50 and 64 claiming jobseekers allowance, 780,000 claiming incapacity benefits and 417,900 in receipt of disability living allowance.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
432 c1262W;432 c1259-60W; 224676
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Disability Incapacity benefit Social security benefits Unemployment benefits
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk