Employment and Support Allowance: Glasgow

(asked on 9th October 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work capability assessments in connection with claims for employment and support allowance have been carried out in (a) Glasgow and (b) Glasgow Central constituency since 1 September 2014.


Answered by
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Priti Patel
This question was answered on 14th October 2015

The total number of Work Capability Assessments completed from September 2014 to March 2015 in the Glasgow City Local Authority was 10,700 (rounded to the nearest 100). This figure includes Employment and Support Allowance initial assessments, repeat assessments and, Incapacity Benefit reassessments.

The information requested by parliamentary constituency is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

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