Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 96120

Employment and Support Allowance: Parkinson's Disease

Tabled: 2 December 2025

Answered: 15 December 2025

Named Day

Question

Mary Glindon

Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of people with Parkinson's in the Employment and Support Allowance Support Group.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

As of May 2025, there were 2,000 claimants in the Employment and Support Allowance Support Group with the main disabling condition 'Parkinson’s disease or syndrome’. In the same month, there were 300 claimants in the Employment and Support Allowance Suppo...

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