Department for Work and Pensions policy on benefit sanctions
There will be a debate on DWP benefit sanctions on 13 December 2022 at 14:30. Chris Stephens MP will open the debate.
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ESA and Incapacity benefit statistics (276 KB , PDF)
This note presents a summary of statistics on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and its predecessors.
In November 2011, there were 2.7 million working-age claimants of ESA or other incapacity benefits in the UK – this represents 6.7% of the population aged 16 to 64.
Documents to download
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ESA and Incapacity benefit statistics (276 KB , PDF)
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