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ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessments including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals: September 2020 (10 September 2020)
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ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessments including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals: September 2020
Outcomes of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessments, including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals information.
Published 10 September 2020
From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Applies to:
Wales, England, and Scotland
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ESA: Work Capability Assessments, Mandatory Reconsiderations and Appeals: September 2020
Ref: ISBN 978-1-78659-267-5HTML
Data tables: ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessments: September 2020
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Find further breakdowns of these statistics in Stat-Xplore, an online tool for exploring some of the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP’s) main statistics. You can use Stat-Xplore to create your own customised tables and charts.
DWP statisticians improved the methodology of matching the HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) appeals data with ESA administrative data and started implementing it since the March 2020 release.
The improved methodology has resulted in increases to the number of appeals for current and historic ESA Work Capability Assessments outcomes. The new methodology however has not changed the overall story or proportions of WCA appeals that are upheld or overturned.
Read the statistics methodology note for more information about this.
This publication provides statistics on:
- the outcomes of completed ESA Work Capability Assessments
- claims still in progress
- claims closed before the Work Capability Assessment process is complete
- outcomes of completed appeals for ESA Work Capability Assessments
This release also includes:
- ESA Work Capability Assessment mandatory reconsideration registrations and outcomes to July 2020
- statistics on ESA Work Capability Assessment mandatory reconsideration clearance times to July 2020
- more detailed ‘experimental’ cohort information
- ESA clearance times, including regional breakdowns, to March 2020
- completed appeals outcomes for initial Work Capability Assessments to June 2019
The publication covers both new and repeat ESA claims and information on claims undergoing reassessment of incapacity benefits for ESA in Great Britain.
More information
Read background information on these statistics in ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessment policies and statements.
Find more about DWP statistics and contact details on the Statistics at DWP page.
Find details of future DWP statistics releases in the statistics release calendar.
Next release date: December 2020
Published 10 September 2020