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Written question asked by Shaun Davies (Labour) on Monday, 1 September 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 September 2025 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 8 September 2025. A substantive answer was provided by Diana Johnson (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 September 2025 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Department for Work and Pensions: Telford

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many lower-layer super output areas are within Telford constituency; how those areas are ranked by top (a) 1%, (b) 5% and (c) 10% in the index of multiple deprivation; and what impact that data has on the allocation of funding by her Department.

Answer

Data for the index for multiple deprivation at lower level super output area can be accessed from the Parliament website at https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/constituency-data-indices-of-deprivation/.

In England, the Household Support Fund (HSF) is a DWP funded scheme for Local Authorities (LAs) to provide discretionary support to vulnerable households in the most need. The distribution of the funding is targeted at the areas of the country with the most vulnerable households, on the basis of Office for National Statistics (ONS) local population estimates and Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) scores. Allocation amounts for upper tier Local Authorities in England are therefore reflective of population size and relative deprivation.

Eligibility for benefits administered by the department, and the relevant support that it provides through the Jobs and Careers Service and any contracted provision, is typically determined by the individual benefit rules and criteria, which do not explicitly account for the Index of Multiple Deprivation.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
73875
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Poverty Disadvantaged Department for Work and Pensions Finance Telford
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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