Department for Work and Pensions: Mental Illness
(asked on 14th April 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of his Department's staff took a leave of absence for reasons of mental ill health between 1 May 2022 and 11 April 2023 (a) in total and (b) broken down by (i) gender (ii) age (d) UK region.
Total percentage of staff who took a leave of absence for reasons of mental ill health between 01/05/22 and 11/04/23 is 8.1%
Gender | Employees Absent |
Female | 5.5% |
Male | 2.6% |
Total | 8.1% |
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Ageband | Employees Absent |
16-24 | 0.3% |
25-29 | 0.9% |
30-34 | 0.8% |
35-39 | 0.9% |
40-44 | 0.9% |
45-49 | 0.9% |
50-54 | 1.2% |
55-59 | 1.3% |
60-64 | 0.8% |
65+ | 0.2% |
Grand Total | 8.1% |
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UK Region | Employees Absent |
EAST MIDLANDS | 0.4% |
EAST OF ENGLAND | 0.4% |
LONDON | 0.8% |
NORTH EAST | 0.9% |
NORTH WEST | 1.5% |
NORTHERN IRELAND | 0.0% |
SCOTLAND | 0.8% |
SOUTH EAST | 0.6% |
SOUTH WEST | 0.5% |
WALES | 0.6% |
WEST MIDLANDS | 0.7% |
YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER | 0.8% |
Grand Total | 8.1% |
Absence categories used
- Mental Health – Anxiety and Depression
- Mental Health – Other
- Stress