Employment and Support Allowance: Parkinson's Disease
Commons · Question 96120 · Tabled 2 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Mary Glindon
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of people with Parkinson's in the Employment and Support Allowance Support Group.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 15 Dec 2025
As of May 2025, there were 2,000 claimants in the Employment and Support Allowance Support Group with the main disabling condition 'Parkinson’s disease or syndrome’. In the same month, there were 300 claimants in the Employment and Support Allowance Suppo...