Migraines: Employment
Commons · Question 122692 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people living with migraine will be considered in the delivery of policies to support people with long-term conditions to remain in or return to work.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 27 Mar 2026
The Government recognises the substantial economic and NHS burden of migraine, which costs the economy roughly £8.8 billion to £12 billion annually, driven heavily by lost productivity. Three million workdays are lost annually due to migraine and there ar...