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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Employment and Support Allowance (5 June 2014)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of employment and support allowance referred to the Work Programme since June 2011 had an estimated period before they were fit for work of (a) up to three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to 12 months and (d) over 12 months.

Asked by:
Sir Stephen Timms (Labour)

Answer

The information we have in respect of both referrals and attachments, by prognosis group, are given in the table below:

Number of Work Programme Referrals and Attachments by ESA prognosis Customer Groups, Great Britain: 1 June 2011 - 31 December 2013

ESA Prognosis Customer Group

Referrals

Attachments

All ESA WRAG

242,510

234,210

ESA (c) WRAG Mandatory

10,470

9,990

ESA (c) WRAG Voluntary

1,060

1,040

ESA (IR) WRAG 12Mth Mandatory

37,370

35,560

ESA (IR) WRAG 12Mth Voluntary

1,970

1,900

ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6Mth Existing

5,470

5,230

ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Mandatory

98,290

96,100

ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Voluntary

750

730

ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Mandatory ExIB

23,230

22,590

ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Voluntary ExIB

210

210

ESA Mandatory (IR) WRAG 12m

42,710

40,840

ESA (IR) WRAG 12m Mandatory EXIB

20,980

20,040

ESA Credit Only

230

210

ESA (IR) Support Group

360

350

ESA (c) Support Group

100

100

ESA (IR) Support Group ExIB

100

100

ESA (c) Support Group ExIB

100

90

     


Answered by:
Esther McVey (Conservative)
16 June 2014

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