Employment and Support Allowance: Multiple Sclerosis
(asked on 16th January 2018) - View Source
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 with multiple sclerosis have been placed in the employment support allowance Support Group on the basis of (a) physical or mental health risk, (b) pregnancy risk or (c) severe functional disability since 2013.
The number of people with a primary medical condition of Multiple Sclerosis, with an initial claim to Employment and Support Allowance who were assigned to the Support Group on the basis of a) physical or mental health, b) pregnancy risk or c) severe functional disability between January 2013 and March 2017 is shown in the following table:
Reason for Support Group assignment | Number of individuals | Percentage of individuals |
Physical or mental health risk | 100 | 2% |
Pregnancy risk | - | 0% |
Severe functional disability | 5,400 | 95% |
Other reason | 100 | 2% |
Total | 5,700 | 100% |
Source: Data is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by the Healthcare Provider.