Summary: The complainant has requested information regarding whether or not two named individuals were in receipt of income support or job seekers allowance between two specified dates. The Commissioner-s decision is that the Department for Work and Pensions (the -DWP-) was correct to withhold this information on the basis of the exemption at section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (-FOIA-). This decision notice is currently under appeal to the Information Tribunal.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 40 - Complaint Not upheld