Sheila Gilmore
Labour, Edinburgh East
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many individuals placed in the work-related activity group since 2008 have received a prognosis statement that specifically advises work is unlikely in the longer term.
Mark Hoban
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions
There is no such prognosis as being unable to return to work in the longer-term. However, the following table shows how many claimants have been allocated a prognosis of two years or more:
| New claims: Outcomes of initial functional assessments by prognosis and month of result date, for the work-related activity group, Great Britain | |
| Claimants with prognosis of two years or more | |
| December 2008 | (1)— |
| January 2009 | (1)— |
| February 2009 | (1)— |
| March 2009 | 200 |
| April 2009 | 200 |
| May 2009 | 200 |
| June 2009 | 300 |
| July 2009 | 400 |
| August 2009 | 400 |
| September 2009 | 300 |
| October 2009 | 300 |
| November 2009 | 300 |
| December 2009 | 300 |
| January 2010 | 300 |
| February 2010 | 300 |
| March 2010 | 300 |
| April 2010 | 200 |
| May 2010 | 300 |
| June 2010 | 300 |
| July 2010 | 300 |
| August 2010 | 200 |
| September 2010 | 300 |
| October 2010 | 300 |
| November 2010 | 200 |
| December 2010 | 200 |
| January 2011 | 200 |
| February 2011 | 200 |
| March 2011 | 200 |
| April 2011 | 200 |
| May 2011 | 200 |
| June 2011 | 100 |
| July 2011 | 100 |
| August 2011 | 100 |
| September 2011 | 100 |
| October 2011 | 100 |
| November 2011 | 100 |
| December 2011 | 100 |
| January 2012 | 200 |
| February 2012 | 200 |
| March 2012 | 200 |
| April 2012 | 200 |
| May 2012 | 200 |
| June 2012 | 200 |
| July 2012 | 200 |
| August 2012 | 200 |
| September 2012 | 200 |
| October 2012 | 300 |
| November 2012 | 300 |
| December 2012 | 200 |
| January 2013 | 200 |
| February 2013 | 200 |
| (1) Denotes nil or negligible. Scope: Initial functional assessment—the first assessment of the Employment and Support Allowance claim. The outcome recorded is the final DWP Decision Maker's decision or the recommendation made by the Atos Healthcare Professional where the Decision Maker's decision is not yet available. Note: Figures are shown rounded to the nearest 100. Source: Data in the table is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by Atos Healthcare. | |
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