Asked by: Mark Durkan (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Foyle)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been placed in (a) the support group and (b) the work-related activity group with a prognosis statement of (i) three months, (ii) six months, (iii) 12 months, (iv) 18 months, (v) two years and (iv) longer than two years since the introduction of employment and support allowance.
Answered by Priti Patel - Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
The information requested is shown in the table below.
Prognosis | Support Group | Work Related Activity Group |
All | 2,121,500 | 1,564,500 |
3 months | 225,400 | 344,900 |
6 months | 475,900 | 334,000 |
12 months | 339,700 | 226,900 |
18 months | 272,600 | 152,600 |
Not for 2 years | 120,500 | 131,300 |
Not in longer term | 545,100 | 257,400 |