Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 96427
Employment and Support Allowance: Parkinson's Disease
Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 15 December 2025
Question
Graeme Downie
Labour — Dunfermline and Dollar
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with Parkinson's get contribution based Employment Support Allowance and are allocated to the Support Group.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsAs of May 2025, there were 1,800 claimants in receipt of contributory Employment and Support Allowance in the Support Group with the main disabling condition ‘Parkinson’s disease or syndrome’. In the same month, there were 300 claimants in receipt of cont...
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