Employment and Support Allowance

(asked on 10th January 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time is for claimants in the (a) support and (b) work-related activity groups to be awarded employment support allowance.


Answered by
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Justin Tomlinson
This question was answered on 15th January 2020

As of May 2019, the latest point at which this information is available, the mean duration of a claim for Employment and Support Allowance claimants currently in the (a) support group is 5.15 years and (b) work-related activity group is 4.60 years.

Alternatively, the median duration of a claim for Employment and Support Allowance claimants currently in the (a) support group is 5.49 years and (b) work-related activity group is 4.76 years.

Source: DWP 100% Employment Support Allowance data source

Notes:

  • Figures are rounded to the nearest 2 decimal places.
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