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.


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Mark Harper
This question was answered on 9th September 2014

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:

  1. 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)

  1. Data is given up to 30 September 2013, which is the latest data available.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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