Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9th March 2023 to Question 156196 on Social Security Benefits: Disability, how many people receiving (a) Employment Support Allowance without receiving Personal Independence Payment and (b) receiving the Limited Capability for Work-Related Activity Element of Universal Credit without receiving Personal Independence Payment have been identified by his Department as having a mental and behavioural disorder.
Data on the conditions of those on the Universal Credit (UC) Health Journey is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The department aims to publish a range of information on claimants of Employment and Support Allowance and the health element of UC in due course and will pre-announce any publication in line with normal statistical practices.