Asked by: Alan Brown (Scottish National Party - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of a UK pension live in (a) British Columbia, (b) Yukon, (c) Ontario, (d) New Brunswick, (e) Nova Scotia, (f) Quebec, (g) Alberta, (h) Saskatchewan, (i) Quebec and (j) Manitoba.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
State Pension statistics by country of residence are currently available to November 2020 and these are available on Stat-Xplore here: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk
Lower level geographies for Canada and the United States of America are not readily available and to provide them would incur disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Alan Brown (Scottish National Party - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of a UK pension currently live in the states of (a) Alaska, (b) Michigan, (c) Maine, (d) Minnesota, (e) Montana, (f) New York (g) Washington, (h) North Dakota, (i) Ohio, (j) Vermont, (k) New Hampshire, (l) Idaho and (m) Pennsylvania.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
State Pension statistics by country of residence are currently available to November 2020 and these are available on Stat-Xplore here: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk
Lower level geographies for Canada and the United States of America are not readily available and to provide them would incur disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Alan Brown (Scottish National Party - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total value was of Bereavement Support Payments made to people resident in (a) Scotland and (b) rest of the UK in each year since 2000.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This information has been published and can be found here: Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
A breakdown of the value of Bereavement Support payments made to people resident in Scotland is not available.
Asked by: Alan Brown (Scottish National Party - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total value was of maternity allowance payments for people resident in (a) Scotland and (b) rest of the UK in each year since 2010.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This information has been published and can be found here:
Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Asked by: Alan Brown (Scottish National Party - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which nations requested reciprocal social security agreements; and on what dates those requests were made between 1970 and 2022.
Answered by Chloe Smith
Requests for social security agreements may be raised in formal and informal meetings and in correspondence at both ministerial and official level. The Department for Work and Pensions does not, as a matter of routine, maintain full records of such requests
Asked by: Alan Brown (Scottish National Party - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total value was of contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance payments made to people resident in (a) Scotland and (b) the rest of the UK in each year since 2000.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The available information is partially detailed in the table below.
£millions |
| 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 |
ESA (contributory & IB) | GB | 127 | 1,267 | 2,232 | 3,554 | 6,780 | 10,437 | 12,827 | 14,272 | 14,830 | 15,353 | 15,098 | 13,851 | 13,382 |
ESA (contributory & IB) | Sco | 14 | 130 | 224 | 381 | 753 | 1,210 | 1,433 | 1,583 | 1,664 | 1,732 | 1,726 | 1,603 | 1,556 |
ESA (contributory) | GB | 64 | 581 | 955 | 1,399 | 2,305 | 3,539 | 4,101 | 4,457 | 4,687 | 4,711 | 4,563 | 4,512 | 4,567 |
The table above includes total Contributory and Income Based ESA for GB and Scotland. A breakdown of the value of Contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance payments made to people resident in Scotland is not currently available.
ESA started as a benefit in 2008/09.
This information has been published and can be found via links below:
Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Asked by: Alan Brown (Scottish National Party - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman asked for further information on the ongoing case regarding communication of changes to state pensions; when her Department was asked to supply additional information; on what date her Department plans to submit that information; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
It would not be appropriate to comment whilst the investigation is ongoing; and section 7(2) of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 states that Ombudsman investigations “shall be conducted in private”.
Asked by: Alan Brown (Scottish National Party - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total value was of contribution-based Jobseeker’s Allowance payments made to people resident in (a) Scotland and (b) the rest of the UK in each year since 2000.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Information on Contributory and Income Based JSA for England and Scotland is available here. A breakdown of the value of Contribution-based Jobseeker’s Allowance payments made to people resident in Scotland is not currently available.