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ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessments including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals: December 2018

Outcomes of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessments including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals information.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 13 December 2018
• Last updated: 30 January 2019 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Employment and Support Allowance: outcomes of Work Capability Assessments, Great Britain, quarterly official statistics bulletin

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78659-112-8

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Data tables: Employment and Support Allowance: WCA outcomes of Work Capability Assessments, Great Britain

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Details

Find further breakdowns of these statistics in Stat-Xplore, an online tool for exploring some of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) main statistics. You can use Stat-Xplore to create your own customised tables and charts.

This publication provides statistics on:

• the outcomes of completed ESA Work Capability Assessments (WCA)
• claims still in progress
• claims closed before the Work Capability Assessment process is complete
• outcomes of completed appeals for ESA Work Capability Assessments

This release also includes:

• ESA Work Capability Assessment mandatory reconsideration registrations and outcomes to October 2018
• statistics on ESA Work Capability Assessment mandatory reconsideration clearance times to October 2018
• more detailed ‘experimental’ cohort information
• ESA clearance times, including regional breakdowns, to June 2018
• completed appeals outcomes for initial WCA’s to September 2017

The publication covers both new and repeat ESA claims and information on claims undergoing reassessment of incapacity benefits for ESA in Great Britain.

More information

Read background information on these statistics in ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessment policies and statements.

Find more about DWP statistics and contact details on the Statistics at DWP page.

Find details of future DWP statistics releases in the statistics release calendar.

Published 13 December 2018
Last updated 30 January 2019 + show all updates

1. 30 January 2019

   Published a revised version of the ‘Data tables: Employment and Support Allowance: WCA outcomes of Work Capability Assessments, Great Britain’ improving the titles of Tables 5a and 5b, and correcting the scope footnote in Table 5b. No changes to the data have been made.

2. 13 December 2018

   First published.