Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with (a) fibromyalgia, (b) myalgic encephalomyelitis, (c) relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis, (d) autism and (e) other mental health conditions have applied to move from disability living allowance to personal independence payment; and how many of those applications were successful.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The requested information for Personal Independence Payment applications is not available as information on PIP claimants’ disabling conditions is not collected at the initial claim application stage.
Such information on PIP awards, by disabling condition and whether new or reassessment claim status, are available from Stat-Xplore.
https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/
Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on claimants with mental illness of his proposals to extend jobseeker's allowance conditionality.
Answered by Priti Patel
We have made no proposals to extend Jobseekers Allowance conditionality.
Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to issue guidance on how its proposed extension of jobseeker's allowance conditionality will apply to claimants with mental illness.
Answered by Priti Patel
We have made no proposals to extend Jobseekers Allowance conditionality.
Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
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.
Answered by 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.