Norman Lamb – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Norman Lamb on 2015-11-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of new claimants of employment and support allowances who will be placed in the work-related activity group from April 2017 to May 2020; and whether he has made an estimate of the number of those claimants who will be people with cancer.
Priti Patel
Information regarding the number of new claimants who will be placed in the work related activity or limited capability for work groups can be found in the following table, for each of the financial years in the time period requested :
|
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
|
|
Total work related activity or limited capability for work group decisions from new claims to ESA or UC |
100,000 |
100,000 |
100,000 |
100,000 |
Figures are consistent with the Autumn Statement 2015 forecasts, which do not separate out ESA and UC.
We do not hold estimates on the number of claimants we expect with specific conditions.
