Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 37864

Unemployment

Tabled: 12 March 2025
Answered: 20 March 2025

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of trends in mental health waiting lists on the number of people out of work.

Answer

Alison McGovern
The Department has not assessed the impact of trends in mental health waiting lists on the number of people out of work. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) plans to link NHS waiting times data to Census, DWP Benefits and HMRC PAYE records to analyse...

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