Dataset: Pension Credit caseload
Description
Gender is taken from the Labour Market System (LMS).
Classification
Gender is applicable to: all claimants
Male
Female
Unknown
Total number of categories:
3
Quality Statement
In support of the claim, proof of identity must be provided for the claimant, for example, National Insurance number. It is possible that errors can occur in the recording of gender (both on the form and inputting onto the computer system within the local authority processing the claim).
In order to make our statistics as accurate as possible, from February 2020 this field has been checked and verified using the Customer Information System database. The Customer Information System (CIS) is a computer system used by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to store basic identifying information such as gender, addresses, dates of birth, National Insurance numbers and so on.