Social Security Benefits: Death and Injuries

(asked on 13th July 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2022 to Question 27621 on Social Security Benefits: Injuries and Death, if she will publish that information by nation of the UK in which these occurred.


Answered by
Chloe Smith Portrait
Chloe Smith
This question was answered on 18th July 2022

Please see the attached information as requested.

July 2020 to June 2021

July 2021 to June 2022

Eng

Scot

Wales

Eng

Scot

Wales

IPR Started – Death*

52

≤5

≤5

35

≤5

≤5

IPR Started - Serious Harm**

18

≤5

≤5

15

≤5

≤5

IPR Completed – Death*

33

≤5

≤5

39

≤5

≤5

IPR Completed - Serious Harm**

11

≤5

≤5

15

≤5

≤5

* Death includes the categories death, alleged suicide and confirmed suicide.

** Serious Harm includes the categories self-harm, serious harm, attempted suicide and ‘other’.

NB: Prior to July 2020 IPR data on the nation of occurrence was not captured. We do not hold information for Northern Ireland.

≤5 signifies figures less than or equal to 5.

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