Official Statistics

Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment statistics, April 2019 to March 2025

These statistics cover the number of people on Universal Credit with a health condition or disability restricting their ability to work.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 12 June 2025

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment, April 2019 to March 2025

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Details

Quarterly statistics on the number of people on Universal Credit (UC) with a health condition or disability restricting their ability to work, by stage of process and monthly Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) decisions and outcomes. 

This release of statistics covers: 

• caseload 바카라 사이트“ number of people on바카라 사이트¯UC바카라 사이트¯health by: 
  • stage of process: pre-Work Capability Assessment (WCA) or post-WCA바카라 사이트¯with limited capability for work (LCW) or limited capability for work and work-related activity (LCWRA) 
  • monthly (from April 2019 to March 2025) 
  • age at caseload date 
  • gender 
  • GB level and standard geographical area 
• number of바카라 사이트¯DWP바카라 사이트¯UC바카라 사이트¯WCA바카라 사이트¯decisions by: 
  • outcome (no limited capability for work (NLCW),바카라 사이트¯LCW,바카라 사이트¯LCWRA, monthly (from April 2019 to November 2024))
  • GB level and standard geographical area 
  • age 
  • gender 
  • Initial and Repeat decisions 
  • medical conditions (ICD10) 

Proposals to further develop these statistics are available in the바카라 사이트¯statistical work programme document바카라 사이트¯and the바카라 사이트¯UC바카라 사이트¯WCA바카라 사이트¯statistics바카라 사이트¯release strategy. 

We welcome user feedback on plans for the release of these statistics and their scope. If you have comments, email:바카라 사이트¯stats.consultation-2018@dwp.gov.uk 

Read the바카라 사이트¯background information and methodology note바카라 사이트¯for guidance on these statistics, such as timeliness, uses, and procedures. 

Pre-release access 

In addition to staff who are responsible for the production and quality assurance of the statistics, up to 24-hour pre-release access is provided to ministers and other officials. We publish the job titles and organisations of the people who have been granted up to바카라 사이트¯24-hour pre-release access to the latest바카라 사이트¯UC바카라 사이트¯WCA바카라 사이트¯statistics. 

Published 12 June 2025