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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-27more like thismore than 2017-06-27
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people from other EU countries were in receipt of (a) unemployment benefit and (b) in-work benefits in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what the cost to the public purse was of such payments in that period. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley more like this
tabling member printed
Philip Davies more like this
uin 1418 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-04more like thismore than 2017-07-04
answer text <p>The nationality and immigration status of claimants is not currently recorded on benefit payment systems. However the Department for Work and Pensions has published some general statistics on working age benefit recipients claiming within 6 months of National Insurance Number (NINO) registration. The information requested can be found in the following report:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/nationality-at-point-of-nino-registration-of-dwp-working-age-benefit-recipients-data-to-feb-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/nationality-at-point-of-nino-registration-of-dwp-working-age-benefit-recipients-data-to-feb-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on expenditure on DWP and HMRC benefits received by EEA nationals can be found in the following reports:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/502129/benefit-expenditure-eea-nationals-ad-hoc-stats.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/502129/benefit-expenditure-eea-nationals-ad-hoc-stats.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/548156/HMRC_-_Ad_Hoc_Stats_Release_-further_TC_statistics_on_EEA_Nationals_JULY_-_FINAL_23rd_August_2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/548156/HMRC_-_Ad_Hoc_Stats_Release_-further_TC_statistics_on_EEA_Nationals_JULY_-_FINAL_23rd_August_2016.pdf</a></p>
answering member constituency East Hampshire more like this
answering member printed Damian Hinds more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-04T12:00:48.873Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-04T12:00:48.873Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Damian Hinds more like this
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this