Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of employment and support allowance referred to the Work Programme since June 2011 had an estimated period before they were fit for work of (a) up to three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to 12 months and (d) over 12 months.
Esther McVey
The information we have in respect of both referrals and attachments, by prognosis group, are given in the table below:
Number of Work Programme Referrals and Attachments by ESA prognosis Customer Groups, Great Britain: 1 June 2011 – 31 December 2013
|
ESA Prognosis Customer Group |
Referrals |
Attachments |
|
All ESA WRAG |
242,510 |
234,210 |
|
ESA (c) WRAG Mandatory |
10,470 |
9,990 |
|
ESA (c) WRAG Voluntary |
1,060 |
1,040 |
|
ESA (IR) WRAG 12Mth Mandatory |
37,370 |
35,560 |
|
ESA (IR) WRAG 12Mth Voluntary |
1,970 |
1,900 |
|
ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6Mth Existing |
5,470 |
5,230 |
|
ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Mandatory |
98,290 |
96,100 |
|
ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Voluntary |
750 |
730 |
|
ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Mandatory ExIB |
23,230 |
22,590 |
|
ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Voluntary ExIB |
210 |
210 |
|
ESA Mandatory (IR) WRAG 12m |
42,710 |
40,840 |
|
ESA (IR) WRAG 12m Mandatory EXIB |
20,980 |
20,040 |
|
ESA Credit Only |
230 |
210 |
|
ESA (IR) Support Group |
360 |
350 |
|
ESA (c) Support Group |
100 |
100 |
|
ESA (IR) Support Group ExIB |
100 |
100 |
|
ESA (c) Support Group ExIB |
100 |
90 |
