FOI Ref: ​​FOI/2021/2891

You asked

Please supply the number of statistics of people on benefits within the UK, inclusive of the disabled, informal carers, working and non-working.

Please supply how these are calculated and, if applicable, how and why they are grouped together.

We said

Thank you for your query.

Unfortunately, we do not collect such information at the level of detail you require and are not best placed to answer the methodology of how they are derived. We therefore do not hold the information you have requested.

The Department for Work and Pensions may be better placed to assist with your request. They can be contacted via the following link: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/make-a-freedom-of-information-foi-request-to-dwp.