Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receive Universal Credit in (a) the Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Bexley.

In July 2023 there were 7,346 people on Universal Credit who live in the Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and 18,790 people on Universal Credit who live in the London Borough of Bexley.

The latest available statistics on the number of people who are on Universal Credit, by various geographical breakdowns including Westminster parliamentary constituency and local authority, are published monthly on Stat-Xplore.

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