Question follow-through · 33817
Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people of working age currently claiming sickness and disability benefits that would be unable to find gainful employment as a result of their disability or l
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 25 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 4 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Social security and pensions
- Social Security Benefits: Eligibility · 26 Feb 2025
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- Pension Credit: Applications · 4 Mar 2025
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Recorded timeline
25 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people of working age currently claiming sickness and disability benefits that would be unable to find gainful employment as a result of their disability or l
27 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Mar 2025
Answer published
No estimate has been made of the number of people of working age currently claiming sickness and disability benefits that would be unable to find gainful employment as a result of their disability or long-term sickness
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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