To provide information about the profile of claimants of Social Security benefits
Published 15 April 2025
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Date received: 19 February 2025
Date of response: 24 February 2025
Information request
In line with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act (FOISA) I’d like to understand the profile of claimants of Social Security benefits, nothing specific a summary by Age Groupings will suffice e.g.
16-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121-130
131-140
141-150
151-160
161-170
171-180
181-190
191-200
Response
We do not hold the information you have requested. The Social Security Advisory Committee is a statutory independent non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
You may wish to redirect your request to DWP via the following email address: freedom-of-information-request@dwp.gov.uk