Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 31079

Employment and Support Allowance: Multiple Sclerosis

Tabled: 12 February 2025

Answered: 24 February 2025

Question

Chris Law

Scottish National Party — Dundee Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people with Multiple Sclerosis who are in the Employment and Support Allowance (a) Support Group and (b) Work-Related Activity Group.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

In May 2024 there were around 19,500 people on ESA whose main condition was multiple sclerosis. Of these, around 300 were in the Work-Related Activity Group and around 18,000 were in the Support Group, with the remainder being in the Assessment Phase or r...

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