Work and Pensions
Debate between Paul Burstow and Mark Hoban
Paul Burstow
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in the employment and support allowance work-related activity group have a prognosis of unlikely to return to work in the longer term.
[Official Report, 12 September 2013, Vol. 567, c. 829-30W.]
Letter of correction from Mark Hoban:
An error has been identified in the written answer given to the right hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Paul Burstow) on 12 September 2013.
The full answer given was as follows:
Mr Hoban
There is no such prognosis as being unable to return to work in the longer-term. However, the following table shows how many claimants have been allocated a prognosis of two years or more:
Claimants with prognosis of two years or more | |
|---|---|
2008 | |
December | — |
2009 | |
January | — |
February | — |
March | 200 |
April | 200 |
May | 200 |
June | 300 |
July | 400 |
August | 400 |
September | 300 |
October | 300 |
November | 300 |
December | 300 |
2010 | |
January | 300 |
February | 300 |
March | 300 |
April | 200 |
May | 300 |
June | 300 |
July | 300 |
August | 200 |
September | 300 |
October | 300 |
November | 200 |
December | 200 |
2011 | |
January | 200 |
February | 200 |
March | 200 |
April | 200 |
May | 200 |
June | 100 |
July | 100 |
August | 100 |
September | 100 |
October | 100 |
November | 100 |
December | 100 |
2012 | |
January | 200 |
February | 200 |
March | 200 |
April | 200 |
May | 200 |
June | 200 |
July | 200 |
August | 200 |
September | 200 |
October | 300 |
November | 300 |
December | 200 |
2013 | |
January | 200 |
February | 200 |
Notes: 1. Figures are shown rounded to the nearest 100. 2. '—' denotes nil or negligible. Scope: Initial functional assessment—the first assessment of the employment and support allowance claim. 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. Source: Data in the table is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by Atos Healthcare. |
The correct answer should have been: