National statistics

ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessments including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals: December 2019

Outcomes of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessments, including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals information.

From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published
13 December 2019

Documents

Employment and Support Allowance: outcomes of Work Capability Assessments, Great Britain, quarterly official statistics bulletin

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Details

The latest release of these statistics can be found in the collection of ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessments statistics.

Find further breakdowns of these statistics in Stat-Xplore, an online tool for exploring some of the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP’s) main statistics. You can use Stat-Xplore to create your own customised tables and charts.

DWP statisticians have identified that the methodology to match appeals to the ESA-Work Capability Assessment data has gradually caused an undercount since 2013. While the undercount does not change the overall trends in the data or story, work to improve the methodology and produce revised figures has commenced and the data will be revised in the March 2020 release. For more information please see methodology note.

This publication provides statistics on:

  • the outcomes of completed ESA Work Capability Assessments
  • claims still in progress
  • claims closed before the Work Capability Assessment process is complete
  • outcomes of completed appeals for ESA Work Capability Assessments

This release also includes:

  • ESA Work Capability Assessment mandatory reconsideration registrations and outcomes to October 2019
  • statistics on ESA Work Capability Assessment mandatory reconsideration clearance times to October 2019
  • more detailed ‘experimental’ cohort information
  • ESA clearance times, including regional breakdowns, to June 2019
  • completed appeals outcomes for initial Work Capability Assessments to September 2018

The publication covers both new and repeat ESA claims and information on claims undergoing reassessment of incapacity benefits for ESA in Great Britain.

More information

Read background information on these statistics in ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessment policies and statements.

Find more about DWP statistics and contact details on the Statistics at DWP page.

Find details of future DWP statistics releases in the statistics release calendar.

Next release date: March 2020.

Published 13 December 2019

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