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Written question asked by Harpreet Uppal (Labour) on Friday, 12 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 June 2026. It was answered by Diana Johnson (Labour) on Thursday, 25 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Earned Income and Employment: Sikhs

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department identifies employment, earnings and occupational outcomes for Sikhs as a distinct group.

Answer

The Department has not identified employment, earnings or occupational outcomes for Sikhs as a distinct group.

A range of information on Universal Credit claimants, including claimant characteristics, is published as part of the Department’s official statistics. The latest release is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-quarterly-statistics-29-april-2013-to-12-february-2026. Additional data can be accessed through the Department’s Stat-Xplore service, which allows users to explore benefit statistics by a variety of claimant characteristics where held: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
9421
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Employment Earned income Sikhs
Link
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