{"value":{"id":1537553,"askingMemberId":4490,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2022-10-31T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2022-11-02T00:00:00","uin":"74791","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are eligible for the state pension in (a) Morley and Outwood constituency and (b) West Yorkshire.","answeringBodyId":29,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Work and Pensions","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4780,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2022-11-07T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>In the quarter ending February 2022 the State Pension caseload in Morley and Outwood constituency was 17,826.</p><p> </p><p>In the quarter ending February 2022 the State Pension caseload in the following Local Authorities was:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Bradford</p></td><td><p>77,153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calderdale</p></td><td><p>37,118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklees</p></td><td><p>72,053</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>118,932</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wakefield</p></td><td><p>62,935</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dwp-benefits-statistics-august-2022\" target=\"_blank\">DWP benefits statistics: August 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>These figures do not include people who are deferring their State Pension.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"State Retirement Pensions: West Yorkshire","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1537553","method":"GET"}]}