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<p>There is no data available to answer questions 1, 2, 3 & 5. Please see table
below in response to question 4;</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><br> October
2014 – September 2015</td></tr><tr><td>STBA Applications Received 228,039</td><td>228,039</td></tr><tr><td>STBA
Primary Benefit Paid</td><td>52,517</td></tr><tr><td>% Primary Benefit Paid against
Applications Received</td><td>23.0%</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>For context
we have also provided STBA Applications Received.</p><p>The data provided is for Employment
and Support Allowance, Incapacity Benefits, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support.
The Secretary of State announced on 8 December 2014 that DWP would do more to raise
the awareness of Short Term Benefit Advances and as well as more information now on
Gov.UK there should be posters and leaflets in all Jobcentres.</p><p>The data is only
available from October 14 therefore we have provided the latest 12 months’ worth of
data.</p><p>Only Working Age Benefits (i.e. ESA, IB, JSA and IS) are included in the
above information for benefit advance applications as the number of applications received
for State Pension Credit and Carer’s Allowance is not available.</p><p>The Source
for the date is as follows: STBA Applications Received & Primary Benefits Paid
- Management Information System Programme (MISP). This collation is based on clerical
counts submitted by the Centres and is Internal MI which has been agreed for use in
publications of Parliamentary questions and Freedom of Information requests.</p>
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