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<p>The latest information available is shown in the table below:</p><p>Numbers placed
in the Work Related Activity Group (WRAG) for initial and repeat Employment and Support
Allowance (ESA) functional assessments and Incapacity Benefits Reassessments (IBR)
for claimants with Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Parkinson’s Disease,
Cystic Fibrosis or Rheumatoid Arthritis: April 2014 to March 2015 and April 2015 to
December 2015.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Condition</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Multiple<br>
Sclerosis</p></td><td><p>Spinal<br> Muscular<br> Atrophy</p></td><td><p>Parkinson's
Disease</p></td><td><p>Cystic<br> Fibrosis</p></td><td><p>Rheumatoid<br> Arthritis</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial
assessments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-14 to Mar-15</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-15
to Dec-15</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p>Repeat assessments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-14 to Mar-15</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-15
to Dec-15</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IB
Reassessments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-14 to Mar-15</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-15
to Dec-15</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Source: Data in the tables above is derived from administrative data held by
the DWP and assessment data provided by our Healthcare providers.</p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Figures
are rounded to the nearest 100. “-“denotes nil or under 50.</li><li>The WRAG outcome
recorded is the final DWP Decision Maker’s decision or the recommendation made by
the our Healthcare Professional where the Decision Maker’s decision is not yet available.</li><li>The
data presented above comes from benefit claims data held by the Department for Work
and Pensions. In October 2008, ESA replaced IB for new claims. Starting with a trial
in October 2010, and reaching a full scale national roll-out in April 2011, existing
IB claims began to be phased out, with claimants reassessed to see if they qualify
for ESA instead.</li><li>The reassessment of existing incapacity benefits claimants
was rolled out nationally from April 2011.</li></ol>
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