Employment and Support Allowance

(asked on 25th June 2014) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants telephoned 0843 515 8650 in the first quarter of 2014; what the average cost of such calls has been to claimants; and what the average length of each such call has been.


Answered by
Mike Penning Portrait
Mike Penning
This question was answered on 2nd July 2014

DWP does not operate any telephone lines starting 0843, and therefore receives no revenue from 0843 515 8650.

Similarly, DWP is unable to provide any information on the number of employment and support allowance claimants who call 0843 515 8650

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