Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2019 to Question 250471 on Employment and Support Allowance, how many claimants in each London borough were incorrectly classified as being entitled to contribution-based rather than income-based Employment and Support Allowance.

We are not able to make robust estimates of the numbers of cases likely to be due arrears at a local authority level. All estimates are national only.

Local authority breakdowns of numbers of cases that have been paid arrears to date could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

We are focusing our efforts on contacting all potentially affected individuals to ensure they are paid as quickly as possible.