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<p>Inflammatory bowel disease is a term commonly used to refer to either Crohn’s disease
or Ulcerative Colitis. The information available is shown in the following tables:</p><p>
</p><p>Table 1: Number of individuals making an initial claim to Employment and Support
Allowance (ESA) whose main disabling condition was recorded as Crohn’s Disease or
Ulcerative Colitis, by year of claim start Jan 2010 to Mar 2017: Great Britain</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year of ESA claim start</p></td><td><p>Initial ESA<br>
claims</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017
(Jan - Mar)</p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2: Number
of individuals assigned to the ESA Support Group or the ESA Work Related Activity
Group following their Work Capability Assessment (for initial, repeat or IB reassessment
claims), whose main disabling condition was recorded as Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative
Colitis, by year of claim start or IB reassessment referral, Jan 2010 to Mar 2017:
Great Britain</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year of ESA claim start</p></td><td><p>Initial
ESA<br> claims</p></td><td><p>Repeat ESA<br> assessments</p></td><td><p>IB<br> reassessments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>700</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1100</p></td><td><p>1300</p></td><td><p>1300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1600</p></td><td><p>1900</p></td><td><p>2300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1200</p></td><td><p>1200</p></td><td><p>1800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1200</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1200</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1000</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017
(Jan - Mar)</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Source for Tables 1 and 2: Application data is derived from administrative
data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by the Healthcare Provider.</p><p>
</p><p>Notes for Tables 1 and 2:</p><ol><li>The figures are rounded to the nearest
100. – denotes figures that are zero or less than 50.</li><li>The information for
2017 is provided up to March 2017 only; this is the latest data available at time
of request.</li><li>National roll-out of IB reassessments began in March 2011. As
a result, the 2011 figures for IB reassessment in Table 2 cover the period from March
to December.</li><li>An individual may have made more than one ESA claim or assessment
in any given year. These individuals will only be counted once in each of the figures
provided.</li><li>The primary medical condition recorded on the claim form does not
itself confer entitlement to ESA. So, for example, a decision on entitlement for a
customer claiming ESA on the basis of Crohn’s disease or Ulcerative Colitis would
be based on their ability to carry out the range of activities assessed by the work
capability assessment.</li></ol><p> </p>
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