Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 57238
Sick Leave: Stress
Tabled: 4 June 2025
Answered: 16 June 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the number of people on long term sick leave due to stress over the last 12 months.
Answer
Alison McGovernData is not available for sickness absence specifically due to stress. The estimated number of people aged 16 to 64 in the UK who had a long-term (4 weeks or more) sickness absence from work due to stress, depression, anxiety and common mental health prob...
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