Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
(asked on 5th January 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the proportion of economically inactive people who are waiting for an (a) universal credit or (b) other benefit assessment.
This question was answered on 10th January 2022
The definition of economic inactivity, set by the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS), is not used within the welfare system to determine eligibility for support through Universal Credit or other benefits.
The economically inactive population is a diverse group, many of whom do not claim Universal Credit or other benefits.
Therefore, the Department has made no such estimates.