Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 33817

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, what estimate she has made of the number of people of working age currently claiming sickness and disability benefits that would be unable to find gainful employment as a result of their disability or l

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
No estimate has been made of the number of people of working age currently claiming sickness and disability benefits that would be unable to find gainful employment as a result of their disability or long-term sickness