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

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

Documents

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

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Data tables: Employment and Support Allowance: outcomes of Work Capability Assessments, Great Britain

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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) main statistics. You can use Stat-Xplore to create your own customised tables and charts.

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 April 2019
  • statistics on ESA Work Capability Assessment mandatory reconsideration clearance times to April 2019
  • more detailed ‘experimental’ cohort information
  • ESA clearance times, including regional breakdowns, to December 2018
  • completed appeals outcomes for initial Work Capability Assessments to March 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.

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Published 13 June 2019
Last updated 5 August 2019 + show all updates
  1. Published a revised ESA Work Capability Assessments PDF bulletin to reflect revised experimental median clearance times from May 2017. Median clearance times prior to May 2017 were not affected. The revised figures have also been published in the data tables (see table 18). For more information see the revised methodology and quality statement.

  2. First published.