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Use the case studies to help you decide when your goods may (or may not) go beyond insufficient production.
Statistics on relative deprivation in small areas in England
Quarterly update of progress on checking cases potentially affected by underpayments of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) on conversion from other incapacity benefits. This release follows a previous update on 16 May 2019.
These statistics cover the number of people on Universal Credit with a health condition or disability restricting their ability to work.
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These publications provide updates on correcting some past underpayments of ESA, which arose while reassessing incapacity benefit claims.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Stout on 23 October 2025.
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