Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people are in the support group for employment and support allowance as a result of being terminally ill.

The number and percentage of people in the Support Group of Employment and Support Allowance, who are terminally ill, can be found in table 5 of the publication at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employment-and-support-allowance-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessment