Guidance
Appendix E: Health and Disability Employment related indicators
Updated 18 December 2023
Applies to England
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This table includes data for upper tier local authorities in England on:
- the proportion of the working age population for individuals receiving Employment Support Allowance (ESA) due to a health condition or disability
- the proportion of the working age population for households receiving Universal Credit (UC) who been assessed to have limited capability for work and work related activity (LCWRA) and are therefore entitled to additional support
- the disability employment rate (a person is defined as disabled if they have a health condition lasting more than 12 months that impacts negatively on their daily life); and
- the gap between the employment rate of disabled and non-disabled people
The column for ESA relates to individual claimants whereas the column for UC relates to household claims. A small number - around 6% of ESA claimants nationally - also claim both benefits.
It is therefore strongly advised not to sum the figures in these two columns.
The number in brackets next to each value show how it compares to all other Local Authorities - the lower the rank the better with 151 being the highest.
| Local Authority | ESA: Nov-21 (1) | UC LCWRA: Nov-21 (2) | Disability employment rate: 2020/21 (3) | Disability employment gap: 2020/21 (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | 3.6% (62) | 1.8% (75) | 52.9% (80) | 12.6 (3) |
| Barnet | 2.8% (26) | 1.4% (39) | 48.3% (111) | 29.3 (90) |
| Barnsley | 5.9% (134) | 3.2% (145) | 52.7% (81) | 26.7 (73) |
| Bath and North East Somerset | 2.4% (14) | 1.7% (66) | 64.3% (11) | 20.1 (32) |
| Bedford | 3.1% (38) | 2.0% (86) | 68.5% (3) | 19.2 (28) |
| Bexley | 3.0% (34) | 1.2% (17) | 56.2% (58) | 24.2 (56) |
| Birmingham | 4.7% (98) | 2.1% (102) | 41.3% (136) | 31.5 (104) |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 5.7% (130) | 3.3% (146) | 39.6% (142) | 34.2 (123) |
| Blackpool | 8.3% (150) | 4.0% (150) | 47.1% (120) | 36.2 (133) |
| Bolton | 5.8% (132) | 2.4% (121) | 36.6% (145) | 40.3 (143) |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 4.0% (77) | 2.0% (86) | 49.2% (102) | 35.0 (127) |
| Bracknell Forest | 2.1% (5) | 0.8% (5) | 65.5% (7) | 16.5 (11) |
| Bradford | 5.0% (112) | 2.2% (108) | 49.1% (104) | 27.2 (80) |
| Brent | 3.7% (66) | 1.6% (52) | 54.8% (70) | 18.1 (22) |
| Brighton and Hove | 4.2% (87) | 1.6% (52) | 63.2% (18) | 16.9 (13) |
| Bristol, City of | 4.5% (95) | 1.8% (75) | 55.2% (66) | 25.9 (66) |
| Bromley | 2.8% (26) | 1.2% (17) | 60.9% (27) | 19.7 (30) |
| Buckinghamshire | 2.2% (8) | 0.8% (5) | 52.7% (81) | 27.3 (81) |
| Bury | 5.0% (112) | 2.0% (86) | 58.0% (43) | 20.6 (33) |
| Calderdale | 4.3% (88) | 3.0% (142) | 50.2% (97) | 31.9 (111) |
| Cambridgeshire | 3.0% (34) | 1.1% (13) | 57.2% (51) | 25.1 (61) |
| Camden | 4.0% (77) | 1.2% (17) | 36.0% (147) | 45.0 (149) |
| Central Bedfordshire | 2.7% (20) | 1.1% (13) | 57.7% (46) | 26.7 (73) |
| Cheshire East | 3.3% (47) | 1.7% (66) | 36.3% (146) | 43.4 (146) |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 4.0% (77) | 2.1% (102) | 64.2% (13) | 17.4 (18) |
| Cornwall | 4.9% (110) | 2.0% (86) | 52.3% (85) | 29.3 (90) |
| County Durham | 5.7% (130) | 2.7% (133) | 48.5% (108) | 31.7 (107) |
| Coventry | 4.1% (84) | 1.5% (44) | 53.2% (78) | 24.7 (57) |
| Croydon | 2.8% (26) | 2.3% (114) | 58.2% (42) | 19.9 (31) |
| Cumbria | 4.7% (98) | 2.0% (86) | 58.4% (39) | 23.4 (50) |
| Darlington | 4.8% (104) | 2.3% (114) | 43.5% (135) | 37.5 (139) |
| Derby | 5.0% (112) | 2.2% (108) | 49.0% (105) | 34.3 (124) |
| Derbyshire | 4.6% (97) | 1.8% (75) | 50.4% (94) | 32.7 (118) |
| Devon | 4.0% (77) | 1.6% (52) | 65.5% (7) | 17.5 (20) |
| Doncaster | 5.1% (117) | 2.6% (129) | 48.3% (111) | 31.7 (107) |
| Dorset | 3.5% (56) | 1.5% (44) | 59.3% (33) | 21.1 (36) |
| Dudley | 4.0% (77) | 1.9% (81) | 47.9% (115) | 30.4 (98) |
| Ealing | 3.3% (47) | 1.7% (66) | 63.9% (14) | 16.0 (10) |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 3.8% (68) | 1.5% (44) | 50.0% (98) | 30.3 (97) |
| East Sussex | 4.3% (88) | 2.1% (102) | 50.9% (91) | 31.8 (110) |
| Enfield | 3.8% (68) | 2.0% (86) | 38.2% (143) | 36.9 (138) |
| Essex | 3.2% (44) | 1.5% (44) | 55.3% (63) | 25.2 (63) |
| Gateshead | 5.1% (117) | 2.4% (121) | 47.2% (119) | 36.6 (135) |
| Gloucestershire | 3.3% (47) | 1.7% (66) | 57.8% (45) | 24.7 (57) |
| Greenwich | 3.9% (74) | 1.6% (52) | 60.1% (30) | 19.3 (29) |
| Hackney | 4.7% (98) | 1.6% (52) | 60.6% (29) | 17.4 (18) |
| Halton | 5.5% (125) | 3.5% (148) | 45.9% (126) | 35.6 (130) |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 3.1% (38) | 2.0% (86) | 44.4% (132) | 37.7 (140) |
| Hampshire | 2.9% (32) | 1.0% (10) | 58.3% (40) | 22.9 (46) |
| Haringey | 4.4% (92) | 1.7% (66) | 55.1% (67) | 20.9 (34) |
| Harrow | 2.7% (20) | 1.2% (17) | 43.7% (134) | 28.2 (88) |
| Hartlepool | 5.5% (125) | 4.4% (151) | 34.9% (148) | 42.2 (144) |
| Havering | 2.8% (26) | 1.2% (17) | 58.5% (38) | 25.1 (61) |
| Herefordshire, County of | 3.6% (62) | 1.3% (26) | 59.0% (35) | 26.9 (75) |
| Hertfordshire | 2.7% (20) | 1.3% (26) | 55.3% (63) | 29.8 (94) |
| Hillingdon | 2.8% (26) | 1.3% (26) | 49.5% (101) | 31.0 (101) |
| Hounslow | 2.4% (14) | 2.0% (86) | 46.2% (124) | 30.7 (100) |
| Isle of Wight | 5.5% (125) | 1.9% (81) | 47.0% (121) | 32.9 (120) |
| Islington | 4.7% (98) | 1.5% (44) | 41.0% (137) | 35.7 (131) |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 3.8% (68) | 1.5% (44) | 59.0% (35) | 14.0 (7) |
| Kent | 3.5% (56) | 1.8% (75) | 59.3% (33) | 22.9 (46) |
| Kingston upon Hull, City of | 6.5% (142) | 2.7% (133) | 49.0% (105) | 31.5 (104) |
| Kingston upon Thames | 2.2% (8) | 1.0% (10) | 57.4% (47) | 23.6 (52) |
| Kirklees | 4.4% (92) | 2.3% (114) | 51.3% (88) | 25.7 (64) |
| Knowsley | 8.3% (150) | 3.5% (148) | 52.3% (85) | 32.0 (115) |
| Lambeth | 3.3% (47) | 1.6% (52) | 57.4% (47) | 27.4 (82) |
| Lancashire | 4.7% (98) | 2.2% (108) | 54.2% (74) | 27.4 (82) |
| Leeds | 4.5% (95) | 1.5% (44) | 63.1% (19) | 19.1 (26) |
| Leicester | 4.8% (104) | 1.9% (81) | 55.6% (62) | 19.1 (26) |
| Leicestershire | 2.9% (32) | 1.3% (26) | 62.9% (21) | 16.8 (12) |
| Lewisham | 3.8% (68) | 1.7% (66) | 56.5% (54) | 26.0 (67) |
| Lincolnshire | 4.3% (88) | 1.9% (81) | 50.8% (92) | 29.3 (90) |
| Liverpool | 7.6% (149) | 2.8% (136) | 47.3% (118) | 32.2 (116) |
| Luton | 3.9% (74) | 1.7% (66) | 48.3% (111) | 27.1 (78) |
| Manchester | 5.4% (124) | 2.6% (129) | 49.0% (105) | 24.8 (59) |
| Medway | 3.8% (68) | 1.9% (81) | 54.0% (75) | 26.0 (67) |
| Merton | 2.3% (11) | 1.3% (26) | 70.1% (1) | 9.7 (1) |
| Middlesbrough | 7.0% (148) | 3.1% (144) | 45.5% (128) | 24.1 (55) |
| Milton Keynes | 3.5% (56) | 1.3% (26) | 65.1% (9) | 17.8 (21) |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 4.1% (84) | 2.4% (121) | 40.5% (139) | 39.3 (142) |
| Newham | 3.1% (38) | 1.4% (39) | 46.0% (125) | 34.6 (126) |
| Norfolk | 4.4% (92) | 1.6% (52) | 57.4% (47) | 23.1 (49) |
| North East Lincolnshire | 5.0% (112) | 3.4% (147) | 47.4% (117) | 35.7 (131) |
| North Lincolnshire | 4.0% (77) | 2.3% (114) | 44.3% (133) | 36.7 (137) |
| North Somerset | 4.1% (84) | 2.0% (86) | 63.7% (15) | 22.5 (44) |
| North Tyneside | 4.8% (104) | 1.8% (75) | 52.5% (83) | 29.4 (93) |
| North Yorkshire | 3.1% (38) | 1.7% (66) | 57.9% (44) | 22.7 (45) |
| Northamptonshire | 3.4% (53) | 1.3% (26) | 60.8% (28) | 22.0 (39) |
| Northumberland | 4.8% (104) | 1.6% (52) | 50.5% (93) | 26.1 (69) |
| Nottingham | 5.6% (129) | 2.0% (86) | 61.6% (26) | 17.0 (14) |
| Nottinghamshire | 4.7% (98) | 1.6% (52) | 55.9% (60) | 21.0 (35) |
| Oldham | 5.0% (112) | 2.9% (139) | 56.3% (55) | 17.3 (16) |
| Oxfordshire | 2.3% (11) | 1.0% (10) | 56.3% (55) | 26.2 (70) |
| Peterborough | 4.3% (88) | 2.0% (86) | 54.6% (72) | 26.3 (71) |
| Plymouth | 5.3% (121) | 2.8% (136) | 57.2% (51) | 27.1 (78) |
| Portsmouth | 3.9% (74) | 1.3% (26) | 51.3% (88) | 31.7 (107) |
| Reading | 2.8% (26) | 1.2% (17) | 62.0% (23) | 23.4 (50) |
| Redbridge | 2.6% (19) | 1.2% (17) | 53.0% (79) | 22.4 (43) |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 6.5% (142) | 2.7% (133) | 40.3% (141) | 42.2 (144) |
| Richmond upon Thames | 2.1% (5) | 0.9% (8) | 55.0% (69) | 23.7 (53) |
| Rochdale | 6.2% (139) | 2.5% (125) | 40.4% (140) | 36.6 (135) |
| Rotherham | 5.8% (132) | 2.6% (129) | 56.3% (55) | 26.9 (75) |
| Rutland | 2.1% (5) | 1.1% (13) | 58.3% (40) | 13.5 (5) |
| Salford | 6.0% (135) | 2.4% (121) | 47.9% (115) | 34.5 (125) |
| Sandwell | 5.5% (125) | 2.0% (86) | 49.7% (100) | 29.9 (96) |
| Sefton | 6.2% (139) | 2.9% (139) | 45.0% (130) | 35.0 (127) |
| Sheffield | 4.9% (110) | 1.6% (52) | 48.0% (114) | 27.7 (86) |
| Shropshire | 3.4% (53) | 1.3% (26) | 52.1% (87) | 31.6 (106) |
| Slough | 2.7% (20) | 1.3% (26) | 57.3% (50) | 13.3 (4) |
| Solihull | 3.3% (47) | 1.5% (44) | 60.0% (31) | 22.3 (40) |
| Somerset | 3.5% (56) | 2.3% (114) | 54.7% (71) | 27.5 (84) |
| South Gloucestershire | 3.0% (34) | 1.2% (17) | 61.9% (24) | 24.8 (59) |
| South Tyneside | 6.0% (135) | 2.3% (114) | 44.8% (131) | 30.4 (98) |
| Southampton | 3.5% (56) | 2.0% (86) | 64.6% (10) | 18.9 (24) |
| Southend-on-Sea | 4.0% (77) | 2.5% (125) | 61.9% (24) | 21.4 (37) |
| Southwark | 3.0% (34) | 2.1% (102) | 63.4% (17) | 17.2 (15) |
| St. Helens | 6.8% (146) | 2.9% (139) | 45.1% (129) | 36.5 (134) |
| Staffordshire | 3.8% (68) | 1.3% (26) | 59.6% (32) | 22.3 (40) |
| Stockport | 4.8% (104) | 1.6% (52) | 55.1% (67) | 23.0 (48) |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 4.8% (104) | 2.2% (108) | 49.2% (102) | 31.9 (111) |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 6.4% (141) | 2.2% (108) | 53.8% (76) | 27.6 (85) |
| Suffolk | 3.4% (53) | 1.6% (52) | 55.3% (63) | 26.4 (72) |
| Sunderland | 6.5% (142) | 2.5% (125) | 45.6% (127) | 33.6 (122) |
| Surrey | 2.4% (14) | 0.8% (5) | 67.9% (4) | 14.5 (8) |
| Sutton | 2.3% (11) | 2.0% (86) | 63.0% (20) | 17.3 (16) |
| Swindon | 3.2% (44) | 2.0% (86) | 49.8% (99) | 35.0 (127) |
| Tameside | 6.0% (135) | 2.6% (129) | 48.4% (109) | 31.9 (111) |
| Telford and Wrekin | 5.3% (121) | 2.0% (86) | 46.9% (122) | 32.8 (119) |
| Thurrock | 2.7% (20) | 1.6% (52) | 63.7% (15) | 15.0 (9) |
| Torbay | 6.9% (147) | 2.8% (136) | 50.3% (95) | 31.3 (103) |
| Tower Hamlets | 3.1% (38) | 1.8% (75) | 36.8% (144) | 44.4 (147) |
| Trafford | 3.6% (62) | 1.7% (66) | 51.3% (88) | 31.0 (101) |
| Wakefield | 6.0% (135) | 2.1% (102) | 52.4% (84) | 28.4 (89) |
| Walsall | 5.3% (121) | 2.2% (108) | 46.9% (122) | 32.5 (117) |
| Waltham Forest | 3.3% (47) | 1.4% (39) | 31.8% (149) | 44.9 (148) |
| Wandsworth | 2.5% (17) | 1.1% (13) | 68.6% (2) | 13.9 (6) |
| Warrington | 3.6% (62) | 2.1% (102) | 53.6% (77) | 33.1 (121) |
| Warwickshire | 3.1% (38) | 1.4% (39) | 55.7% (61) | 27.8 (87) |
| West Berkshire | 2.2% (8) | 0.9% (8) | 67.1% (5) | 18.1 (22) |
| West Sussex | 3.2% (44) | 1.2% (17) | 62.8% (22) | 21.7 (38) |
| Westminster | 3.7% (66) | 1.4% (39) | 50.3% (95) | 25.8 (65) |
| Wigan | 5.2% (120) | 2.5% (125) | 54.3% (73) | 29.8 (94) |
| Wiltshire | 2.7% (20) | 1.6% (52) | 64.3% (11) | 18.9 (24) |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 1.7% (4) | 0.7% (4) | 58.8% (37) | 22.3 (40) |
| Wirral | 6.6% (145) | 3.0% (142) | 40.8% (138) | 38.6 (141) |
| Wokingham | 1.6% (2) | 0.6% (2) | 66.9% (6) | 11.5 (2) |
| Wolverhampton | 5.1% (117) | 2.3% (114) | 48.4% (109) | 31.9 (111) |
| Worcestershire | 3.5% (56) | 1.3% (26) | 56.0% (59) | 27.0 (77) |
| York | 2.5% (17) | 1.3% (26) | 56.9% (53) | 23.7 (53) |
| City of London | 1.6% (2) | 0.6% (2) | .. | .. |
| Isles of Scilly | 1.2% (1) | 0.4% (1) | .. | .. |
Notes
Local Authority data has been aggregated from lower tier, on Stat-Xplore, to upper tier using the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) lookup table which can be found on the Open Geography Portal.
“..” = denotes data not available.
(1) The proportions are calculated from separate data available via DWP’s Stat-Xplore. The data used is from two data tables within Stat-Xplore: ‘ESA – Data from May 2018’ and ‘Population Estimates’
(2) The proportions are calculated from separate data available via DWP’s Stat-Xplore. The data used is from two data tables within Stat-Xplore: ‘Households on Universal Credit’ and ‘Population Estimates’
(3) The employment of disabled people - GOV.UK
(4) The employment of disabled people - GOV.UK