Sick Leave: Stress
Commons · Question 57238 · Tabled 4 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the number of people on long term sick leave due to stress over the last 12 months.
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 16 Jun 2025
Data is not available for sickness absence specifically due to stress. The estimated number of people aged 16 to 64 in the UK who had a long-term (4 weeks or more) sickness absence from work due to stress, depression, anxiety and common mental health prob...