Michelle Donelan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Michelle Donelan on 2016-03-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants with (a) Parkinson’s disease, (b) rheumatoid arthritis, (c) motor neurone disease, (d) multiple sclerosis and (e) cystic fibrosis have been (i) placed in the support group, (ii) placed in the work-related activity group and (iii) found fit for work since 2008; and what statements have been made to current claimants of employment and support allowance to inform them that they will not be affected by changes.
Priti Patel
The information requested is shown in the table below.
|
Initial assessments |
Cystic Fibrosis |
Spinal Muscular Atrophy |
Parkinson’s Disease |
Multiple Sclerosis |
Other Rheumatoid Arthritis |
|
SG |
900 |
1,200 |
1,700 |
8,000 |
3,600 |
|
WRAG |
100 |
100 |
700 |
2,700 |
3,500 |
|
FFW |
100 |
– |
600 |
1,900 |
4,300 |
|
Repeat assessments |
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|
SG |
500 |
300 |
1,100 |
7,500 |
4,600 |
|
WRAG |
100 |
– |
500 |
2,200 |
3,900 |
|
FFW |
– |
– |
100 |
400 |
1,200 |
|
IBR assessments |
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|
SG |
600 |
200 |
1,300 |
15,500 |
6,200 |
|
WRAG |
100 |
– |
300 |
2,600 |
5,000 |
|
FFW |
– |
– |
– |
300 |
1,200 |
Notes:
- Figures from October 2008 – June 2015.
- Figures are rounded to the nearest 100. “-“denotes nil or under 50.
The Department has stated throughout the passage of the Bill that current claimants will not be affected and these statements are in the public record.
