Incapacity Benefit
(asked on 1st September 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the recorded primary medical condtition of incapacity benefits reassessment claimants, where the outcome of the assessment was Fit for Work, were in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
The information requested on Incapacity Benefits Reassessments is shown in the table below.
Number of Incapacity Benefits Reassessments with a Fit for Work outcome split into International Classification of Diseases (2010) Condition Groups
Date | Disabling condition groups | Fit for Work decisions |
Autumn 2010 (trial areas) | Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases | - |
Neoplasms | - | |
Diseases of the Blood and Blood forming organs and certain diseases involving the immune mechanism | - | |
Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases | - | |
Mental and Behavioural Disorders | 200 | |
Diseases of the Nervous System | - | |
Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa | - | |
Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process | - | |
Diseases of the Circulatory System | - | |
Diseases of the Respiratory System | - | |
Diseases of the Digestive System | - | |
Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous System | - | |
Diseases of the Musculoskeletal system and Connective Tissue | 100 | |
Diseases of the Genitourinary System | - | |
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium | - | |
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | - | |
Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities | - | |
Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified | - | |
Injury, Poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes | - | |
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services | - | |
Not recorded | - | |
Total | 400 | |
Mar-11 to Sep-11 | Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases | 400 |
Neoplasms | 500 | |
Diseases of the Blood and Blood forming organs and certain diseases involving the immune mechanism | 100 | |
Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases | 700 | |
Mental and Behavioural Disorders | 30,000 | |
Diseases of the Nervous System | 2,000 | |
Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa | 200 | |
Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process | 200 | |
Diseases of the Circulatory System | 2,000 | |
Diseases of the Respiratory System | 800 | |
Diseases of the Digestive System | 900 | |
Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous System | 400 | |
Diseases of the Musculoskeletal system and Connective Tissue | 13,000 | |
Diseases of the Genitourinary System | 400 | |
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium | 100 | |
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | - | |
Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities | - | |
Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified | 6,700 | |
Injury, Poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes | 4,000 | |
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services | 500 | |
Not recorded | - | |
Total | 62,900 | |
Oct-11 to Sep-12 | Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases | 700 |
Neoplasms | 900 | |
Diseases of the Blood and Blood forming organs and certain diseases involving the immune mechanism | 200 | |
Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases | 1,400 | |
Mental and Behavioural Disorders | 56,400 | |
Diseases of the Nervous System | 3,800 | |
Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa | 300 | |
Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process | 400 | |
Diseases of the Circulatory System | 3,700 | |
Diseases of the Respiratory System | 1,500 | |
Diseases of the Digestive System | 1,800 | |
Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous System | 800 | |
Diseases of the Musculoskeletal system and Connective Tissue | 26,300 | |
Diseases of the Genitourinary System | 700 | |
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium | 100 | |
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | - | |
Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities | - | |
Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified | 13,200 | |
Injury, Poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes | 8,000 | |
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services | 1,000 | |
Not recorded | - | |
Total | 121,400 | |
Oct-12 to Sep-13 | Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases | 500 |
Neoplasms | 600 | |
Diseases of the Blood and Blood forming organs and certain diseases involving the immune mechanism | 100 | |
Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases | 800 | |
Mental and Behavioural Disorders | 24,900 | |
Diseases of the Nervous System | 2,200 | |
Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa | 300 | |
Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process | 300 | |
Diseases of the Circulatory System | 2,200 | |
Diseases of the Respiratory System | 900 | |
Diseases of the Digestive System | 1,000 | |
Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous System | 500 | |
Diseases of the Musculoskeletal system and Connective Tissue | 16,600 | |
Diseases of the Genitourinary System | 400 | |
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium | 100 | |
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | - | |
Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities | - | |
Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified | 7,700 | |
Injury, Poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes | 4,800 | |
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services | 700 | |
Not recorded | - | |
Total | 64,700 |
Source: Data in the tables above is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by Atos Healthcare.
Notes:
- Figures are rounded to the nearest 100. “-“denotes nil or under 50. Totals may not sum due to the rounding method used.
2. Disabling condition groups are based on the International Classification of Diseases (2010)
- Data is given up to 30 September 2013, which is the latest data available.
- 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.
- The data presented above comes from benefit claims data held by the Department for Work and Pensions. In October 2008, ESA replaced IB for new claims. Starting with a trial in October 2010, and reaching a full scale national roll-out in April 2011, existing IB claims began to be phased out, with claimants reassessed to see if they qualify for ESA instead.
- The reassessment of existing incapacity benefits claimants was rolled out nationally from April 2011 and therefore a full 3 years worth of data cannot be provided.