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

LabourDunfermline 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 Timms
As 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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