Employment and Support Allowance

(asked on 20th October 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of people claiming, or applying for, Employment and Support Allowance, who are found fit for work, are then refused Jobseeker's Allowance because they are judged by Jobcentre Plus as being not fit for work.


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Priti Patel
This question was answered on 23rd October 2015

The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

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