Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people are currently claiming disability benefit because of mental health conditions, including severe anxiety.

Figures for the number of people currently claiming disability benefits – Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA), and Attendance Allowance (AA) due to mental health conditions.

Table (a) – Claimants on the PIP caseload with mental health conditions

Table (b) – Claimants on the DLA caseload with mental health conditions

Table (c) – Claimants on the AA caseload with mental health conditions

Notes:

• These figures are produced using recent data available from Stat-Xplore (May 2023).
• Figures for PIP and DLA exclude Scotland.
• Figures for AA include Scotland (as AA has yet to be devolved to Scotland).
• Figures for PIP are cases where psychiatric disorders have been listed as the claimant’s main disabling condition.
• A PIP claimant’s main disabling condition is recorded during their assessment. Medical conditions are shown as recorded on the PIP Computer System (PIPCS).
• Claimants may have multiple conditions which are not recorded by PIPCS.
• All volumes have been rounded to the nearest 100.
• Figures for DLA and AA are cases where psychosis, psychoneurosis, or personality disorder have been recorded as the claimant’s main disabling condition.
• Main disabling condition is the main medical reason for the claim. Medical conditions are sourced from information recorded on the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) computer system (DLACS) and AA computer system.
• Claimants may have multiple conditions which are not recorded by DLACS or the AA computer system.