Asked by: Glenda Jackson (Labour - Hampstead and Kilburn)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what meetings Ministers of his Department had with (a) disability representative groups and (b) private sector organisations between July 2013 and February 2015.
Answered by Esther McVey
DWP Ministers meet regularly with external organisations in relation to the Department’s work and welfare reform. Details of meetings with external organisations up to and including March 2014 are published by the Cabinet Office as part of the Government’s commitment to transparency, and these details are available at:
http://data.gov.uk/dataset/82fd6446-aa45-4032-9eae-2524a66d8b6b
Information from the remainder of 2014 to February 2015 will be published by the Cabinet Office in due course.
Asked by: Glenda Jackson (Labour - Hampstead and Kilburn)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants with (a) cystic fibrosis, (b) rheumatoid arthritis, (c) motor neurone disease, (d) multiple sclerosis and (e) Parkinson's disease have been (i) placed in the support group, (ii) placed in the work-related activity group and (iii) found fit for work since 2008; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Mark Harper
The information requested is shown in the table below.
Outcomes of initial and repeat Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) functional assessments and Incapacity Benefits Reassessments (IBR) by disease code: October 2008 – September 2013
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| Cystic Fibrosis | Spinal Muscular Atrophy | Parkinson’s Disease | Multiple Sclerosis | Other Rheumatoid Arthritis |
Initial claim | SG | 600 | 900 | 1,100 | 5,200 | 2,100 |
WRAG | 100 | 100 | 700 | 2,500 | 3,100 | |
FFW | 100 | - | 500 | 1,600 | 3,500 | |
Repeat claim | SG | 400 | 200 | 900 | 5,700 | 3,200 |
WRAG | 100 | - | 500 | 2,100 | 3,600 | |
FFW | - | - | 100 | 300 | 1,000 | |
IBR claim | SG | 500 | 200 | 1,100 | 13,400 | 5,000 |
WRAG | 100 | - | 300 | 2,500 | 4,900 | |
FFW | - | - | - | 300 | 1,100 |
Source: Data in the tables above is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by Atos Healthcare.
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100. “-“denotes nil or under 50.
2. SG – Support Group
WRAG – Work Related Activity Group
FWW – Fit For Work
3. The outcome recorded is the final DWP Decision Maker’s decision or the recommendation made by the Atos Healthcare Professional where the Decision Maker’s decision is not yet available.
4. Motor neurone disease is shown in the table as 'Spinal muscular atrophy'.
5. The data presented above comes from benefit claims data held by the Department for Work and Pensions. In October 2008, ESA replaced IB for new claims. Starting with a trial in October 2010, and reaching a full scale national roll-out in April 2011, existing IB claims began to be phased out, with claimants reassessed to see if they qualify for ESA instead.
6. The reassessment of existing incapacity benefits claimants was rolled out nationally from April 2011.
Asked by: Glenda Jackson (Labour - Hampstead and Kilburn)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants with (a) rhumatoid arthritis, (b) cystic fibrosis, (c) multiple sclerosis, (d) motor neurone disease and (e) Parkinson's disease have undergone multiple work capability assessments on a single claim; and what proportion each of these comprise of the claimaint total.
Answered by Mark Harper
The information requested is shown in the table below.
Number and proportion of repeat functional assessments for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants by disease code: October 2008 – September 2013
| Cystic Fibrosis | Spinal Muscular Atrophy | Parkinson’s Disease | Multiple Sclerosis | Other Rheumatoid Arthritis |
Number of repeat claims where functional assessment has been completed | 500 | 200 | 1,500 | 8,200 | 7,800 |
Proportion of claimant total; where functional assessment has been completed | 0.04% | 0.02% | 0.13% | 0.68% | 0.65% |
Source: Data in the table above is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by Atos Healthcare.
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100. Proportions are shown to 2 decimal places.
2. Motor neurone disease is shown in the table as 'Spinal muscular atrophy'.
3. The data presented above comes from benefit claims data held by the Department for Work and Pensions. In October 2008, ESA replaced IB for new claims. Starting with a trial in October 2010, and reaching a full scale national roll-out in April 2011, existing IB claims began to be phased out, with claimants reassessed to see if they qualify for ESA instead.
Asked by: Glenda Jackson (Labour - Hampstead and Kilburn)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to his Department is of each work capability assessment carried out by Atos Healthcare (a) on paper and (b) through a face-to-face consultation; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Mark Harper
The information you requested is commercially sensitive and releasing details of the unit cost of each assessment would, or would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of Atos Healthcare.