Employment and Support Allowance
(asked on 18th July 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement of 15 March 2018, HCWS549 on employment and support allowance, how many claimants have been sent an ESA3 change of circumstances form; how many claimants have returned that form; how many claimants have had their claim reassessed; and how many claimants have received backdated payments.
The figures presented are based on DWP management information and are reported with only high level verification. The figures provided have been rounded to the nearest thousand.
Number of claimants who have been sent an ESA3 change of circumstances form | 15,000 |
ESA3s returned by post | 7,000 |
ESA3s completed by telephone, plus a small number completed by visit | 6,000 |
Claimants who have had their claim reassessed | 10,000 |
Claimants who have received back-dated payments | 8,000 |