Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 33816
Social Security Benefits
Tabled: 25 February 2025
Answered: 4 March 2025
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential causes of the (a) disabilities and (b) long-term illnesses that have contributed to the trends in the number of working age people
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe number of working age people reporting long-term health conditions and disabilities had been growing steadily since at least the late 1990s, before accelerating since the COVID-19 pandemic. These increases are likely to be caused by a combination of c...
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