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  • House of Commons Library

    Research Briefing

    People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, January 2018

    This paper provides figures for the number of people claiming unemployment benefits (the “claimant count”) by parliamentary constituency, as well as a summary of the latest labour market statistics for the UK as a whole.

  • House of Commons Library

    Research Briefing

    People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, December 2017

    This paper provides figures for the number of people claiming unemployment benefits (the “claimant count”) by parliamentary constituency, as well as a summary of the latest labour market statistics for the UK as a whole.

  • House of Commons Library

    Research Briefing

    People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, November 2017

    This paper provides figures for the number of people claiming unemployment benefits (the “claimant count”) by parliamentary constituency, as well as a summary of the latest labour market statistics for the UK as a whole.

  • House of Commons Library

    Research Briefing

    People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, October 2017

    This paper provides figures for the number of people claiming unemployment benefits (the “claimant count”) by parliamentary constituency, as well as a summary of the latest labour market statistics for the UK as a whole.

  • House of Commons Library

    Data dashboards

    Local authority data: Adult Disability Payment rollout

    Find data for Scottish local authorities on people claiming Adult Disability Payment, including Library estimates of how far caseload rollout has progressed.

  • House of Commons Library

    Constituency casework

    Benefit Cap

    What benefits are included in the cap, how it is applied, and who is exempt.

  • House of Commons Library

    Research Briefing

    Spring Budget 2023: A summary

    A summary of the announcements in the Spring Budget of 15 March 2023 and an overview of the latest economic forecasts.

  • House of Commons Library

    Research Briefing

    Coronavirus: Impact on the labour market

    This is the final version of this paper which tracks the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the labour market from January-March 2020 to January-March 2022.

  • House of Commons Library

    Research Briefing

    Universal Credit and the claimant count

    This briefing paper explains how Universal Credit has increased the number of people claiming unemployment benefits, by requiring a broader group of claimants to look for work than was the case under Jobseeker’s Allowance. In January 2019, the Department for Work and Pensions published an ‘alternative’ claimant count for the first time. This models what the claimant count would have been if Universal Credit had been fully in place since 2013.

  • House of Commons Library

    Research Briefing

    UK disability statistics: Prevalence and life experiences

    This briefing brings together disability data from a range of sources, providing information on the size and characteristics of the UK's disabled population, and highlighting disparities between the life experiences of disabled and non-disabled people.

  • House of Commons Library

    Constituency casework

    Finding funding for constituents

    How to approach constituent funding enquiries: general advice and resources

  • House of Commons Library

    Debate Pack

    Administration of personal independence payments on Merseyside

    This House of Commons Library landing page has been published in advance of a debate entitled “Administration of Personal Independence Payments on Merseyside”. This debate is sponsored by Maria Eagle MP and will take place in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 26th March, starting 2.30pm.