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Written question asked by Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party) on Tuesday, 11 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 November 2014. It was answered by Lord Harper (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 November 2014 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Universal Credit: Perth

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of people in Perth and North Perthshire constituency who will be in receipt of universal credit after its implementation.

Answer

The department published planning projections of the Universal Credit caseload on Page 30 in the publication 'Universal Credit at Work' published on 22 October 2014. The publication can be found at the below link.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-at-work'

The Department is not setting targets for numbers in receipt of Universal Credit at various points in time. Caseload projections are not available at the constituency level.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
214377
Session
2014-15
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Universal credit Perth
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk