Justin Tomlinson corrected a written answer on Employment and Support Allowance
Marion Fellows (Scottish National Party, Motherwell and Wishaw) asked written question 3794 on 15 January 2020. Justin Tomlinson answered on 20 January 2020 for the Department for Work and Pensions, and Justin Tomlinson corrected the answer on 24 January 2020. The corrected text no longer gives the figure £100m. Altogether 80 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what savings have accrued to the public purse under the £30 reduction for claimants of employment and support allowance in the work-related activity group in each month since that reduction was implemented.
Original and corrected answer
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| The information requested on the savings accrued from the removal of the Work Related Activity Component (WRAC) is not available. It would incur disproportionate cost to calculate any actual net savings from the removal of the WRAC. When the WRAC was removed we made a clear commitment to instead provide practical support that will make a significant difference to the life chances of those in the Work-Related Activity Group. We have been investing an additional £330m over 4 years to support those with limited capability for work to move towards and into suitable employment. |
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Receipt
| Read from | https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1171008?expandMember=true |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | 7fbeb7ec7bf218c6516a13c1435a4b9dfbd1f94c83d27a00a05ab268d6ed6abb |