Official Statistics

Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment, April 2019 to March 2023

Official experimental statistics on the number of people on Universal Credit with a health condition or disability restricting their ability to work.

From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published
8 June 2023

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Universal Credit Work Capability Assessments, April 2019 to March 2023

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78659-515-7

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The latest release of these statistics can be found in the Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment statistics.

New quarterly experimental statistics on the number of people on Universal Credit (UC) with a health condition or disability restricting their ability to work, by stage of process and monthly Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) decisions and outcomes.

This initial release of statistics cover:

  • Caseload: number of people on UC health by:
    • stage of process: pre-Work Capability Assessment (WCA) or post-WCA with limited capability for work (LCW) or limited capability for work and work-related activity (LCWRA)
    • monthly (from April 2019 to March 2023)
    • age at caseload date
    • gender
    • GB level and standard geographical area
  • Number of DWP UC WCA decisions by:
    • outcome (no limited capability for work (NLCW), LCW, LCWRA, monthly (from April 2019 to February 2023)
    • GB level and standard geographical area

Proposals to further develop these statistics are available in the Statistical work programme document and the UC WCA statistics release strategy.

We welcome user feedback on plans for the release of these new statistics and their scope. If you have comments, email: stats.consultation-2018@dwp.gov.uk

Read the background information and methodology note for guidance on these statistics, such as timeliness, uses, and procedures.

Pre-release access

In addition to staff who are responsible for the production and quality assurance of the statistics, up to 24-hour pre-release access is provided to ministers and other officials. We publish the job titles and organisations of the people who have been granted up to 24-hour pre-release access to the latest UC WCA statistics.

Published 8 June 2023

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