Sickness benefit approvals

Number of new incapacity claims approved per working day.

Summary / breakdown

Includes UC health and ESA; excludes reassessments. Approvals determined by Work Capability Assessment. UK data to Dec 2024, published Jun 2025. DWP Stat-Xplore updates figures quarterly, with a six month lag.
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