Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 24 February 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many employment and support allowance claimants have (a) entered into and (b) completed mandatory reconsideration periods; and what financial support aside from jobseeker's allowance is available to support such claimants during that period.
At present, this data is not sufficiently robust and reliable to make available.
When a decision-maker has decided that a claimant does not have limited capability for work following a work capability assessment, the Department makes a decision assurance call during which the claimant can be advised of alternative benefits that may be available. For those found fit for work the main out of work benefit is jobseeker's allowance. The decision letter issued to the claimant in these circumstances also provides advice on alternative benefits that may be available.
Specialist employment advice is also available from disability employment advisers.
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