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ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessments including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals: December 2024

Outcomes of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessments, including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals information.

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The latest release of these statistics can be found in the collection of ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessments statistics.

This is a summary of the latest Accredited Official Statistics on the outcomes of completed Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessments (WCA). The publication covers information on both initial and repeat ESA assessments in Great Britain.Ìý 

This release includes:   

  • Outcomes of initial and repeat바카라 사이트¯WCAs바카라 사이트¯to end of June 2024 
  • Outcomes of completed Incapacity Benefit (IB) reassessments up to June 2024 
  • Completed initial WCA appeal outcomes for ESA claims with a start date to September 2023 
  • End to end initial ESA claim clearance times to end of June 2024 
  • Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) information to end of October 2024:  
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    • number of바카라 사이트¯MR바카라 사이트¾·±ð³¦¾±²õ¾±´Ç²Ô²õ
    • MR바카라 사이트¯outcomes by type of decision
    • ²Ñ±ð»å¾±²¹²Ô바카라 사이트¯MR바카라 사이트¯clearance time

Universal Credit (UC) was rolled out to every jobcentre across Great Britain by December 2018 and has now replaced income-related ESA for most new claimants. This has greatly changed the volume and composition of new claims to ESA.Ìý

Note: Information based on Date of Decision is reported up to 6 months prior to the publication, or 9 months where it is based on the date of claim. This allows time for most customer journeys to be completed, and the information presented to accurately reflect this journey.

More information 

Read background information on these statistics in바카라 사이트¯ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessment policies and statements.Ìý

Find more about DWP statistics and contact details on the바카라 사이트¯Statistics at DWP page.Ìý

Find details of future DWP statistics releases in the바카라 사이트¯statistics release calendar.

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Published 12 December 2024

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