Employment and Support Allowance: Multiple Sclerosis
Commons · Question 31079 · Tabled 12 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Chris Law
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people with Multiple Sclerosis who are in the Employment and Support Allowance (a) Support Group and (b) Work-Related Activity Group.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 24 Feb 2025
In May 2024 there were around 19,500 people on ESA whose main condition was multiple sclerosis. Of these, around 300 were in the Work-Related Activity Group and around 18,000 were in the Support Group, with the remainder being in the Assessment Phase or r...