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Written question asked by Lord Laird (Non-affiliated) on Tuesday, 22 October 2013, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 November 2013. It was answered by Lord Freud (Conservative) on Tuesday, 29 October 2013.

Benefits

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many non-United Kingdom European Union nationals are claiming (1) jobseeker's allowance, (2) income support, (3) employment support allowance, (4) disability living allowance, (5) child benefit and child tax credit, (6) retirement pension, and (7) housing benefit, in the United Kingdom; and what percentage of the total claiming in each case such nationals represent.[HL2863]

Answer

The information requested is not available.

However analysts in my Department have released estimates, for Great Britain and each Region in Great Britain, on working age benefit recipients which can be found in the publication for NINo allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK: registrations to March 2013 here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nino-allocations-to-adult-overseas-nationals-entering-the-uk-registrations-to-march-2013

Information relating to Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit is the responsibility of HMRC.

Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:

http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2863; 748 c226WA
Session
2013-14
Subjects
Disability living allowance Child tax credit Child benefit Housing benefit Jobseeker's allowance Income support EU nationals State retirement pensions Employment and support allowance
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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