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Written Question
Access to Work Programme: Musculoskeletal Disorders
Thursday 16th May 2024

Asked by: Vicky Foxcroft (Labour - Lewisham, Deptford)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people living with a musculoskeletal condition have (a) applied for and (b) been successful with an Access to Work application in the last 12 months.

Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department does collect information on Access to Work applicant’s primary medical condition, however we do not hold information to the level required to identify people with the specific conditions requested. Therefore, we are not able to make an estimate of the number of people that have applied for, or been approved, for support through the Access to Work scheme.

Information on Access to Work volumes for approvals and recipients by primary medical condition are published annually in the official statistics found here.

Written Question
Access to Work Programme: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Thursday 16th May 2024

Asked by: Vicky Foxcroft (Labour - Lewisham, Deptford)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people living with rheumatoid arthritis have (a) applied for and (b) been successful with an Access to Work application in the last 12 months.

Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department does collect information on Access to Work applicant’s primary medical condition, however we do not hold information to the level required to identify people with the specific conditions requested. Therefore, we are not able to make an estimate of the number of people that have applied for, or been approved, for support through the Access to Work scheme.

Information on Access to Work volumes for approvals and recipients by primary medical condition are published annually in the official statistics found here.

Written Question
Access to Work Programme: Osteoarthritis
Thursday 16th May 2024

Asked by: Vicky Foxcroft (Labour - Lewisham, Deptford)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people living with osteoarthritis have (a) applied for and (b) been successful in an Access to Work application in the last 12 months.

Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department does collect information on Access to Work applicant’s primary medical condition, however we do not hold information to the level required to identify people with the specific conditions requested. Therefore, we are not able to make an estimate of the number of people that have applied for, or been approved, for support through the Access to Work scheme.

Information on Access to Work volumes for approvals and recipients by primary medical condition are published annually in the official statistics found here.

Written Question
Unemployment: Musculoskeletal Disorders
Thursday 16th May 2024

Asked by: Vicky Foxcroft (Labour - Lewisham, Deptford)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the the number of people who are out of work because of a musculoskeletal condition.

Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Information on the number of people who are out of work because of a musculoskeletal condition is not held by the Department for Work and Pensions.

The available published information on the number of disabled people aged 16 to 64 with a musculoskeletal condition by employment status in the UK is shown in the table below.

Number of disabled people (in thousands) aged 16 to 64 with a musculoskeletal condition by employment status, UK

Main long-term health condition

Main or secondary long-term health condition

Total

In employment

Not in employment

Total

In employment

Not in employment

2013/14

2,386

1,217

1,169

3,712

1,594

2,119

2014/15

2,460

1,308

1,152

3,835

1,735

2,099

2015/16

2,438

1,317

1,121

3,850

1,760

2,090

2016/17

2,409

1,354

1,056

3,746

1,795

1,950

2017/18

2,355

1,367

988

3,684

1,818

1,866

2018/19

2,365

1,367

999

3,688

1,829

1,859

2019/20

2,342

1,404

938

3,698

1,908

1,790

2020/21

2,130

1,227

902

3,623

1,789

1,834

2021/22

2,258

1,323

934

3,763

1,879

1,884

2022/23

2,342

1,346

996

3,974

1,974

2,001

Data source: Annual Population Survey (APS) - The employment of Disabled People 2023 (LMS003 and LMS004)

Notes:

  • Numbers are rounded to and shown to the nearest 1000.
  • Numbers are central estimates and subject to sampling variation. The precision of these estimates will be limited by sample size.
  • Annual Population Survey data has not been reweighted to incorporate the latest estimates of the size and composition of the UK population.
Written Question
Access to Work Programme: Digital Technology
Thursday 16th May 2024

Asked by: Vicky Foxcroft (Labour - Lewisham, Deptford)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on the digitalisation of Access to Work.

Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

As of May 2024, customers are able to both make applications to, and claim payments online for, the following elements of Access to Work:

  • Adaptations to premises and equipment
  • Adaptations to vehicle
  • Special Aids and Equipment
  • Support Workers
  • Travel in work
  • Travel to work
Written Question
Universal Credit: Employment
Wednesday 15th May 2024

Asked by: Vicky Foxcroft (Labour - Lewisham, Deptford)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claimants in the limited capability for work and work related activity group are in some form of paid employment as of May 2024.

Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The latest available statistics are shown in the following table.

Number of people on Universal Credit Health caseload on 14 December 2023 by stage, and those with employment earnings in the UC assessment period

Stage of UC Health

People on UC health

With employment earnings

Percentage with employment earnings

Live fit note (Pre-wca)

271,675

49,541

18%

Limited capability for work

347,472

47,486

14%

Limited capability for work and work-related activity

1,355,441

84,907

6%

Total

1,974,587

181,931

9%

Source: Stat-Xplore and DWP People on UC and UC Health Caseload datasets

Notes:

  1. Statistical disclosure control has been applied to avoid the release of confidential data. Totals may not sum due to the disclosure control applied.
  2. People on UC health are a count of the number of people on UC Health Caseload on the second Thursday of the month.
  3. An individual on Universal Credit on the second Thursday of the month will be recorded as in employment if they have employment earnings within the Universal Credit assessment period which spans the count date. They may not be in employment precisely on the count date. Employment for this measure is defined as being employed as an employee. It does not include self-employment.
  4. These figures are derived from data underlying published information, but this analysis has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard and so should be treated with caution.
Written Question
Universal Credit: Employment
Wednesday 15th May 2024

Asked by: Vicky Foxcroft (Labour - Lewisham, Deptford)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in the Universal Credit (Limited Capability for Work) group are in a form of paid employment.

Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The latest available statistics are shown in the following table.

Number of people on Universal Credit Health caseload on 14 December 2023 by stage, and those with employment earnings in the UC assessment period

Stage of UC Health

People on UC health

With employment earnings

Percentage with employment earnings

Live fit note (Pre-wca)

271,675

49,541

18%

Limited capability for work

347,472

47,486

14%

Limited capability for work and work-related activity

1,355,441

84,907

6%

Total

1,974,587

181,931

9%

Source: Stat-Xplore and DWP People on UC and UC Health Caseload datasets

Notes:

  1. Statistical disclosure control has been applied to avoid the release of confidential data. Totals may not sum due to the disclosure control applied.
  2. People on UC health are a count of the number of people on UC Health Caseload on the second Thursday of the month.
  3. An individual on Universal Credit on the second Thursday of the month will be recorded as in employment if they have employment earnings within the Universal Credit assessment period which spans the count date. They may not be in employment precisely on the count date. Employment for this measure is defined as being employed as an employee. It does not include self-employment.
  4. These figures are derived from data underlying published information, but this analysis has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard and so should be treated with caution.
Written Question
Employment Schemes
Wednesday 15th May 2024

Asked by: Vicky Foxcroft (Labour - Lewisham, Deptford)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on the roll out of the Back to Work Plan.

Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

We are making good progress delivering the Back to Work plan. For example, in April we published a call for evidence on fit note reform and on May 7th announced the 15 areas that will pilot our new WorkWell service.

Written Question
Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
Wednesday 15th May 2024

Asked by: Vicky Foxcroft (Labour - Lewisham, Deptford)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on the Health Transformation Programme.

Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Government is committed to continuously improving support for disabled people and people with health conditions, including through the Health Transformation Programme which is modernising Health and Disability benefit services to create a more efficient service and a improved claimant experience, reducing the time it takes to process a claim and improving trust in our services and decisions.

The department has started to publish HTP management information (MI). On 19 December 2023, the department published the first in a new series; publication of this MI will continue quarterly in line with the PIP Official Statistics release schedule. This can be found here.

The Programme published its Evaluation Strategy on 25th May 2023 here.

The National Audit Office and the Public Accounts Committee published reports in 2023 on the Health Transformation Programme.

Transforming health assessments for disability benefits (nao.org.uk)

Revising health assessments for disability benefits (parliament.uk)

Written Question
Personal Independence Payment: Employment
Wednesday 15th May 2024

Asked by: Vicky Foxcroft (Labour - Lewisham, Deptford)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Personal Independence Payment claimants are in a form of paid employment.

Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on the 2nd of May to PQ 24056.