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<p>The table below shows the latest Universal Credit (UC) Work Capability Assessment
(WCA) decisions recorded between April 2019 and September 2022 by the month the decision
was recorded on the UC system. Prior to April 2019, some UC claims were recorded on
an interim operational system called UC Live Service (UCLS). Figures for UCLS Health
claimants are not currently collated and to develop that information would incur disproportionate
cost.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>LIMITED
CAPABILITY FOR WORK</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>LIMITED CAPABILITY FOR WORK RELATED
ACTIVITIES</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-19</strong></p></td><td><p>3,150</p></td><td><p>6,010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-19</strong></p></td><td><p>2,850</p></td><td><p>7,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-19</strong></p></td><td><p>3,600</p></td><td><p>7,770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-19</strong></p></td><td><p>4,680</p></td><td><p>10,110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td><td><p>3,570</p></td><td><p>15,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-19</strong></p></td><td><p>3,910</p></td><td><p>14,320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-19</strong></p></td><td><p>2,380</p></td><td><p>9,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-19</strong></p></td><td><p>2,060</p></td><td><p>18,270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-19</strong></p></td><td><p>3,320</p></td><td><p>16,640</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-20</strong></p></td><td><p>13,570</p></td><td><p>18,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-20</strong></p></td><td><p>12,480</p></td><td><p>29,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-20</strong></p></td><td><p>10,880</p></td><td><p>18,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-20</strong></p></td><td><p>3,940</p></td><td><p>7,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-20</strong></p></td><td><p>1,250</p></td><td><p>8,690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-20</strong></p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td><td><p>9,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-20</strong></p></td><td><p>980</p></td><td><p>10,230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-20</strong></p></td><td><p>810</p></td><td><p>10,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-20</strong></p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td><td><p>12,210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-20</strong></p></td><td><p>2,490</p></td><td><p>18,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-20</strong></p></td><td><p>3,410</p></td><td><p>11,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-20</strong></p></td><td><p>7,690</p></td><td><p>18,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-21</strong></p></td><td><p>3,990</p></td><td><p>13,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-21</strong></p></td><td><p>5,300</p></td><td><p>16,170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-21</strong></p></td><td><p>6,310</p></td><td><p>21,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-21</strong></p></td><td><p>4,720</p></td><td><p>16,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-21</strong></p></td><td><p>6,070</p></td><td><p>19,850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-21</strong></p></td><td><p>5,590</p></td><td><p>18,580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-21</strong></p></td><td><p>6,860</p></td><td><p>20,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-21</strong></p></td><td><p>5,570</p></td><td><p>15,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-21</strong></p></td><td><p>6,520</p></td><td><p>19,830</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-21</strong></p></td><td><p>7,090</p></td><td><p>20,960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-21</strong></p></td><td><p>6,230</p></td><td><p>19,390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-21</strong></p></td><td><p>6,070</p></td><td><p>20,230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-22</strong></p></td><td><p>8,210</p></td><td><p>23,220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-22</strong></p></td><td><p>7,610</p></td><td><p>24,890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-22</strong></p></td><td><p>9,050</p></td><td><p>29,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-22</strong></p></td><td><p>6,830</p></td><td><p>22,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-22</strong></p></td><td><p>8,830</p></td><td><p>29,990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-22</strong></p></td><td><p>8,770</p></td><td><p>27,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-22</strong></p></td><td><p>7,750</p></td><td><p>25,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-22</strong></p></td><td><p>8,700</p></td><td><p>26,870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-22</strong></p></td><td><p>8,240</p></td><td><p>26,380</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><strong>Please note:</strong></p><p>(i) Where a claimant has more than one
decision relating to a Work Capability Assessment recorded (for example, if a Mandatory
Reconsideration or Appeal resulted in a change of decision) then only the latest decision
will be included;</p><p>(ii) In order to allow sufficient time for retrospection and
for the analytical datasets to be created, volumes for September 2022 is the latest
information we have available for WCA decisions;</p><p>(iii) All volumes have been
rounded to the nearest 10;</p><p>(iv) These figures are produced using internal MI,
are not quality assured to Official Statistics standards, and may be subject to revision.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>The table below outlines the outstanding UC WCA cases, as recorded
at each month end, from May 2016. Total outstanding WCA cases includes all UC referrals
in the process at that point in time. This can include claimants who have been asked
to return a Capability for Work questionnaire and have still to do so, those yet to
be referred to a health assessment provider and those who already have an assessment
scheduled. UC started to replace income-related Employment and Support Allowance for
new claims from January 2016, resulting in an increase in outstanding UC WCAs over
the subsequent years. In addition, most WCAs were paused for several months starting
in March 2020 as a result of the COVID pandemic, leading to a further increase in
outstanding WCAs, which started to fall from late 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>UC
– TOTAL OUTSTANDING</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-16</strong></p></td><td><p>4,690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-16</strong></p></td><td><p>5,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-16</strong></p></td><td><p>6,470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-16</strong></p></td><td><p>8,910</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-16</strong></p></td><td><p>12,540</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-16</strong></p></td><td><p>15,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-16</strong></p></td><td><p>16,410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-16</strong></p></td><td><p>16,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-17</strong></p></td><td><p>16,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-17</strong></p></td><td><p>15,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-17</strong></p></td><td><p>17,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-17</strong></p></td><td><p>19,070</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-17</strong></p></td><td><p>22,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-17</strong></p></td><td><p>26,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-17</strong></p></td><td><p>27,420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-17</strong></p></td><td><p>28,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-17</strong></p></td><td><p>29,720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-17</strong></p></td><td><p>31,690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-17</strong></p></td><td><p>35,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-17</strong></p></td><td><p>38,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-18</strong></p></td><td><p>41,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-18</strong></p></td><td><p>43,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-18</strong></p></td><td><p>44,560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-18</strong></p></td><td><p>42,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-18</strong></p></td><td><p>39,980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-18</strong></p></td><td><p>39,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-18</strong></p></td><td><p>46,110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-18</strong></p></td><td><p>53,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-18</strong></p></td><td><p>56,950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-18</strong></p></td><td><p>57,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-18</strong></p></td><td><p>65,420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-18</strong></p></td><td><p>66,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-19</strong></p></td><td><p>77,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-19</strong></p></td><td><p>87,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-19</strong></p></td><td><p>99,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-19</strong></p></td><td><p>97,950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-19</strong></p></td><td><p>101,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-19</strong></p></td><td><p>105,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-19</strong></p></td><td><p>124,720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td><td><p>135,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-19</strong></p></td><td><p>137,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-19</strong></p></td><td><p>163,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-19</strong></p></td><td><p>167,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-19</strong></p></td><td><p>159,110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-20</strong></p></td><td><p>159,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-20</strong></p></td><td><p>162,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-20</strong></p></td><td><p>166,680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-20</strong></p></td><td><p>171,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-20</strong></p></td><td><p>183,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-20</strong></p></td><td><p>202,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-20</strong></p></td><td><p>243,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-20</strong></p></td><td><p>262,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-20</strong></p></td><td><p>283,770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-20</strong></p></td><td><p>291,010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-20</strong></p></td><td><p>293,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-20</strong></p></td><td><p>287,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-21</strong></p></td><td><p>284,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-21</strong></p></td><td><p>286,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-21</strong></p></td><td><p>285,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-21</strong></p></td><td><p>276,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-21</strong></p></td><td><p>272,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-21</strong></p></td><td><p>263,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-21</strong></p></td><td><p>263,230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-21</strong></p></td><td><p>259,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-21</strong></p></td><td><p>257,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-21</strong></p></td><td><p>264,220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-21</strong></p></td><td><p>270,850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-21</strong></p></td><td><p>268,570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-22</strong></p></td><td><p>258,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-22</strong></p></td><td><p>252,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-22</strong></p></td><td><p>251,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-22</strong></p></td><td><p>244,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-22</strong></p></td><td><p>239,890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-22</strong></p></td><td><p>238,130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-22</strong></p></td><td><p>237,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-22</strong></p></td><td><p>231,730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-22</strong></p></td><td><p>226,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-22</strong></p></td><td><p>227,070</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-22</strong></p></td><td><p>222,600</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Please note:</strong></p><p>(i) The total
outstanding relates to the number of outstanding referrals as at a point in time,
taken on the last day of each month;</p><p>(ii) All volumes have been rounded to the
nearest 10;</p><p>(iii) All of the above data is derived from contractual management
information produced by the WCA assessment provider;</p><p>(iv) The above data is
derived from unpublished management information which is collected for internal departmental
use only and has not been quality assured to Official Statistics Publication standards.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p>
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