Written question asked by Rachel Reeves (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 June 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 June 2015 (named day). It was answered by Priti Patel (Conservative) on Monday, 15 June 2015 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Social Security Benefits: Arab States
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) number and (b) total amount of benefit payments have been received by people living in (i) Iraq and (ii) Syria in (A) 2012, (B) 2013, (C) 2014 and (D) 2015 to date.
- Answer
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The information requested is not available. In order to be eligible to receive state benefits, eligibility conditions usually require a claimant to be resident in the United Kingdom. Claimants are required to tell DWP if they leave the country to travel abroad, but we do not keep records regarding the country a person is travelling to.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 1648
- Session
- 2015-16
- Subjects
- Iraq Social security benefits Syria
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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