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Written question asked by Margaret Ferrier (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 30 January 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 February 2017. It was answered by Damian Hinds (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 February 2017 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Jobcentres: Glasgow

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants are currently served by (a) Cambuslang and (b) Rutherglen Jobcentres; and how many such claimants are (i) disabled and (ii) women.

Answer

The claimant count for Cambuslang is 410 of which 130 are female. The claimant count for Rutherglen is 465 of which 135 are female. This information is available from the following link: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.

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These are UC and JSA claimants served by Cambuslang and Rutherglen Jobcentres. We are unable to identify disabled claimants, or provide exact figures of ESA and IS claimants, however the purpose of the equality analysis is to help establish how many people are likely to be affected by the proposal.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
62170
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Disability Women Jobcentres Glasgow
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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