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Written question asked by Mary Creagh (Labour) on Friday, 3 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 March 2017. It was answered by Caroline Nokes (Conservative) on Monday, 13 March 2017 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Bereavement Payment: Wakefield

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Wakefield constituency and (b) Wakefield Metropolitan District Council area were in receipt of the bereavement payment in each of the last six years.

Answer

There are no Official Statistics on receipt of bereavement payment but the Department’s best estimate from Management Information is that 70 claimants received a bereavement payment in the Parliamentary constituency of Wakefield and 230 claimants received a bereavement payment in Wakefield Local Authority for the 12 months to May 2016. Historic information is not available on bereavement payment.

Please note these are one off payments and therefore do not correspond to latest caseload statistics at:

http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/bb/ccparlc/cat/a_carate_r_ccparlc_c_cat_may16.html

http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/bb/ccla/cat/a_carate_r_ccla_c_cat_may16.html

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
66519
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Wakefield Bereavement payment
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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