Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 12 September 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many Work Capability Assessments have been initiated in East Hampshire constituency to date.
The following table presents data for employment and support allowance (ESA) claims in East Hampshire local authority area starting between October 2008 to November 2010 (the latest data available). The table shows the outcomes at initial and repeat work capability assessments. Note that claims closed before the assessment was complete have been included for completeness as the claim may have been closed after the work capability assessment was initiated.
ESA claims starting in East Hampshire | ||||||
Number | ||||||
Support group | Work-related activity group | Fit for work | Claim closed before assessment complete | Assessment still in progress | All claims | |
Initial assessments | 110 | 230 | 380 | 510 | 10 | 1,250 |
Repeat assessments | 30 | 110 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 250 |
Total | 140 | 340 | 440 | 550 | 40 | 1,500 |
Notes: 1. The Department regularly publishes official statistics on the employment and support allowance (ESA) work capability assessment at the national level. The latest report, published in July 2011, covers new claimants to ESA for October 2008 to November 2010 (the latest data available) and can be found here: http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/workingage/index.php?page=esa_wca 2. The data presented above comes from benefit claims data held by the Department for Work and Pensions and functional assessment data from Atos Healthcare. 3. These figures do not include incapacity benefit reassessment claims. 4. A small number of clerical assessments, where the result cannot be determined from DWP benefits data, are excluded from these figures. |
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