Written question asked by Andrew Western (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 April 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 April 2024. It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Monday, 29 April 2024 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

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Social Security Benefits: Domestic Abuse

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of claimants applying for the Domestic Violence Easement extend the initial unevidenced four week easement to (a) 13 and (b) 26 weeks.

Answer

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

23329

Session

2023-24

Subjects

Domestic abuse Social security benefits

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

View this Written question on www.parliament.uk