Paul Burstow: DWP: Written Answers (14)

Written Question

Work Programme

Thursday 26th February 2015

Asked by: Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat - Sutton and Cheam)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people on the Work Programme have been indentified as having mental health problems; and what the employment outcomes have been for those people since the beginning of that programme.

Answered by Esther McVey - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)

Information is available which shows the number of ESA claimants who participate on the Work Programme and achieve a Job Outcome. This information also shows where a mental and behavioural disorder has been identified as the primary health condition by these participants. Information is available at:

http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html

Written Question

Unemployed People: Mental Health

Thursday 26th February 2015

Asked by: Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat - Sutton and Cheam)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research he has commissioned into the mental health needs of people claiming jobseeker's allowance.

Answered by Mark Harper - Secretary of State for Transport

We recognise that mental health is a mainstream issue for employment support and are committed to supporting people with common mental health conditions into employment. That is why the Department commissioned research into the effects that unemployment has on the mental health and wellbeing of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) claimants. In 2012 we published The Mental health in context: the national study of work-search and wellbeing report which examined the mental health and wellbeing of JSA claimants.

We also commissioned RAND Europe to undertake research to examine the existing evidence on mental health interventions and propose new approaches to develop the evidence base for future policy development. The report suggested a range of approaches to improve the alignment of mental health and employment services for people with common mental health conditions.

With the Department of Health we took forward a number of feasibility pilots based on the recommendations put forward in the report Psychological Wellbeing and Work: Improving Service Provision and Outcomes to explore the most promising and evidence-based approaches to supporting individuals with mental health conditions.

These pilots will contribute to a better evidence base for action and will inform our thinking about next steps not only for government, but for all who have a role to play including employers, commissioners, service providers and individuals.

We will expand these pilots from summer 2015 and use the learning from the early pilots to support the delivery of the next phase.

Written Question

Incapacity Benefit

Thursday 26th February 2015

Asked by: Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat - Sutton and Cheam)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the recorded primary medical condition was of each incapacity benefit reassessment claimant, where the outcome of the assessment was fit for work, since September 2013; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Mark Harper - Secretary of State for Transport

The information requested is shown in the table below.

Number of Incapacity Benefits Reassessments with a Fit for Work outcome split into International Classification of Diseases (2010) Condition Groups: 01 October 2013 to 31 March 2014
Disabling condition groups	Fit for Work decisions
Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases	-
Neoplasms	-
Diseases of the Blood and Blood forming organs and certain diseases involving the immune mechanism	-
Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases	-
Mental and Behavioural Disorders	800
Diseases of the Nervous System	100
Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa	-
Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process	-
Diseases of the Circulatory System	100
Diseases of the Respiratory System	-
Diseases of the Digestive System	-
Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous System	-
Diseases of the Musculoskeletal system and Connective Tissue	500
Diseases of the Genitourinary System	-
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium	-
Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities	-
Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified	300
Injury, Poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes	100
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services	-
Total	2,000

Source: Data in the tables above is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by Atos Healthcare.

Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100. “-“denotes nil or under 50. 2. Totals may not sum due to the rounding method used.
3. March 2014 is the latest data available.
4. The outcome recorded is the final DWP Decision Maker’s decision or the recommendation made by the Atos Healthcare Professional where the Decision Maker’s decision is not yet available.
5. The data presented above comes from benefit claims data held by the Department for Work and Pensions. In October 2008, ESA replaced IB for new claims. Starting with a trial in October 2010 and reaching a full scale national roll-out in April 2011, existing IB claims began to be phased out, with claimants reassessed to see if they qualify for ESA instead.

Special points to note

This is a follow on to PQ207639 answered on 1 September 2014 where we gave the data requested up to September 2013. We are now providing the data from October 2013 to March 2014 for IBR cases found fit for work, by disabling condition.

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-09-01/207639/

Written Question

Incapacity Benefit

Tuesday 9th September 2014

Asked by: Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat - Sutton and Cheam)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the recorded primary medical condtition of incapacity benefits reassessment claimants, where the outcome of the assessment was Fit for Work, were in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Mark Harper - Secretary of State for Transport

The information requested on Incapacity Benefits Reassessments is shown in the table below.

Number of Incapacity Benefits Reassessments with a Fit for Work outcome split into International Classification of Diseases (2010) Condition Groups

Date	Disabling condition groups	Fit for Work decisions
Autumn 2010 (trial areas)	Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases	-
	Neoplasms	-
	Diseases of the Blood and Blood forming organs and certain diseases involving the immune mechanism	-
	Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases	-
	Mental and Behavioural Disorders	200
	Diseases of the Nervous System	-
	Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa	-
	Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process	-
	Diseases of the Circulatory System	-
	Diseases of the Respiratory System	-
	Diseases of the Digestive System	-
	Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous System	-
	Diseases of the Musculoskeletal system and Connective Tissue	100
	Diseases of the Genitourinary System	-
	Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium	-
	Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period	-
	Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities	-
	Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified	-
	Injury, Poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes	-
	Factors influencing health status and contact with health services	-
	Not recorded	-
	Total	400
Mar-11 to Sep-11	Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases	400
	Neoplasms	500
	Diseases of the Blood and Blood forming organs and certain diseases involving the immune mechanism	100
	Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases	700
	Mental and Behavioural Disorders	30,000
	Diseases of the Nervous System	2,000
	Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa	200
	Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process	200
	Diseases of the Circulatory System	2,000
	Diseases of the Respiratory System	800
	Diseases of the Digestive System	900
	Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous System	400
	Diseases of the Musculoskeletal system and Connective Tissue	13,000
	Diseases of the Genitourinary System	400
	Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium	100
	Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period	-
	Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities	-
	Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified	6,700
	Injury, Poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes	4,000
	Factors influencing health status and contact with health services	500
	Not recorded	-
	Total	62,900
Oct-11 to Sep-12	Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases	700
	Neoplasms	900
	Diseases of the Blood and Blood forming organs and certain diseases involving the immune mechanism	200
	Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases	1,400
	Mental and Behavioural Disorders	56,400
	Diseases of the Nervous System	3,800
	Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa	300
	Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process	400
	Diseases of the Circulatory System	3,700
	Diseases of the Respiratory System	1,500
	Diseases of the Digestive System	1,800
	Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous System	800
	Diseases of the Musculoskeletal system and Connective Tissue	26,300
	Diseases of the Genitourinary System	700
	Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium	100
	Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period	-
	Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities	-
	Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified	13,200
	Injury, Poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes	8,000
	Factors influencing health status and contact with health services	1,000
	Not recorded	-
	Total	121,400
Oct-12 to Sep-13	Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases	500
	Neoplasms	600
	Diseases of the Blood and Blood forming organs and certain diseases involving the immune mechanism	100
	Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases	800
	Mental and Behavioural Disorders	24,900
	Diseases of the Nervous System	2,200
	Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa	300
	Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process	300
	Diseases of the Circulatory System	2,200
	Diseases of the Respiratory System	900
	Diseases of the Digestive System	1,000
	Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous System	500
	Diseases of the Musculoskeletal system and Connective Tissue	16,600
	Diseases of the Genitourinary System	400
	Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium	100
	Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period	-
	Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities	-
	Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified	7,700
	Injury, Poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes	4,800
	Factors influencing health status and contact with health services	700
	Not recorded	-
	Total	64,700

Source: Data in the tables above is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by Atos Healthcare.

Notes:

Figures are rounded to the nearest 100. “-“denotes nil or under 50. Totals may not sum due to the rounding method used.

2. Disabling condition groups are based on the International Classification of Diseases (2010)

Data is given up to 30 September 2013, which is the latest data available.
The outcome recorded is the final DWP Decision Maker’s decision or the recommendation made by the Atos Healthcare Professional where the Decision Maker’s decision is not yet available.
The data presented above comes from benefit claims data held by the Department for Work and Pensions. In October 2008, ESA replaced IB for new claims. Starting with a trial in October 2010, and reaching a full scale national roll-out in April 2011, existing IB claims began to be phased out, with claimants reassessed to see if they qualify for ESA instead.
The reassessment of existing incapacity benefits claimants was rolled out nationally from April 2011 and therefore a full 3 years worth of data cannot be provided.