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ESA underpayments: progress on checking

These publications provide updates on correcting some past underpayments of ESA, which arose while reassessing incapacity benefit claims.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 18 July 2019
• Last updated: 8 July 2021 — See all updates

Updates of progress on checking cases potentially affected by underpayments of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) on conversion from other incapacity benefits.

Final release

• ESA underpayments: progress on checking, June 2021
  • 8 July 2021
  • Official Statistics

Previous releases

• ESA underpayments: progress on checking, January 2020
  • 3 August 2020
  • Official Statistics
• ESA underpayments: progress on checking, October 2019
  • 17 October 2019
  • Official Statistics
• ESA underpayments: progress on checking, July 2019
  • 18 July 2019
  • Official Statistics
• ESA underpayments: progress on checking, Oct 2018, Feb 2019, May 2019
  • 18 July 2019
  • Official Statistics

Published 18 July 2019
Last updated 8 July 2021 + show all updates

1. 8 July 2021

   Added a link to the final update on progress on checking cases potentially affected by Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) underpayments.

2. 10 June 2021

   Updated the information about the final release of progress on checking cases - this will be released on 8 July 2021.

3. 4 May 2020

   Note added about a delay to the final release of these statistics. This is due to the unprecedented demand for DWP's services as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19). The release date will be pre-announced in the statistics calendar, once the ESA administrative exercise resumes.

4. 16 January 2020

   Added a link to the latest update on progress on checking cases potentially affected by ESA underpayments.

5. 17 October 2019

   Added latest update on progress on checking cases potentially affected by underpayments.

6. 18 July 2019

   First published.