Sickness Benefits
Commons · Question 31551 · Tabled 13 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by James Wild
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people waiting for elective treatment are claiming sickness benefits.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 24 Feb 2025
The information requested is not held by the Department. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) plans to link NHS waiting times data to Census, DWP Benefits and HMRC PAYE records to analyse the relationship between waiting time duration (for various hea...