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<p>On average between 2014 and 2022, disabled people who reported depression, bad
nerves or anxiety as their main long-term health condition were more likely to move
into work than those that reported it as a main or secondary condition – 14.8% of
those not in work the previous year for main condition compared to 9.5% for main or
secondary condition. To note, the way the survey data is structured means we are unable
to look at labour market impacts for those with conditions listed <strong>only</strong>
as a secondary condition.</p><p> </p><p>The Work Capability Assessment (WCA) assesses
an individual against a set of descriptors to determine how their health condition(s)
or disability affects their ability to work. A key principle is that the WCA considers
the impact that a person’s disability or health condition has on them, not the condition
itself. Therefore, whether the condition is primary or secondary is not relevant to
the WCA outcome.</p><p>The WCA outcome will determine what work-related requirements,
if any, are appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Those with particular health conditions, regardless
of whether they are listed as primary or secondary conditions, may be found in any
labour market regime as people’s conditions can impact their ability to work or engage
in work related activity in different ways. This varies from claimants experiencing
the most severe impacts from their health condition who are placed in the No Work
Related Requirement group and cannot be subject to any work-related requirements,
to claimants with health conditions but who are nonetheless fit for work who may set
up to 35 hours of work search a week. Where claimants are in a group where conditionality
is set, conditionality is agreed between the WC and the claimant and always tailored
to someone’s circumstances. A work coach will consider the circumstances of the person
in front of them when setting requirements and referring them to specific provision
or policy interventions, regardless of whether a condition is listed as a ‘primary’
or ‘secondary’ condition.</p>
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