Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 71778
Unemployment: Health
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025
Question
Lauren Edwards
Labour — Rochester and Strood
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the causes of economic inactivity related to poor health.
Answer
Alison McGovernThere were 2.8m people who were economically inactive with long-term sickness as their main reason in the UK in April to June 2025.1 This group accounts for 30.7% of the total inactive population and is the most common reason given for inactivity; this pe...
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