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<p>The information requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number
of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants with at least one work capability
assessment outcome, with a main disabling condition of Cystic Fibrosis, Motor Neurone
Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease or Rheumatoid Arthritis, by assessment
type, assessment outcome and year 2008<sup>2</sup> to 2017<sup>4</sup>, Great Britain</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td colspan="10"><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>‘000s</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Condition</strong></p></td><td
colspan="10"><p><strong>Year of completed assessment</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assessment
type - Outcome</p></td><td><p><strong>08</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Cystic
Fibrosis</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>1.0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial
- WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial
- Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat
- Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>0.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat
- WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat
- Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR
- Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR
- WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR
- Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Motor
Neurone Disease</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>1.5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial
- WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial
- Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat
- Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat
- WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat
- Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR
- Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR
- WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR
- Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Multiple
Sclerosis</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p><strong>9.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial
- WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>2.8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial
- Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>2.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat
- Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p><strong>9.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat
- WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>1.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat
- Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>0.5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR
- Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>16.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR
- WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>2.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR
- Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Parkinsons
Disease</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p><strong>2.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial
- WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial
- Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>0.8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat
- Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>1.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat
- WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat
- Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR
- Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>1.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR
- WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR
- Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Rheumatoid
Arthritis</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p><strong>4.5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial
- WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>3.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial
- Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p><strong>5.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat
- Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p><strong>5.9</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat
- WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat
- Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p><strong>1.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR
- Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>6.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR
- WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR
- Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>1.2</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>
</strong></p><p><strong>Source:</strong> Application data is derived from administrative
data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by the Healthcare Provider.</p><p>
</p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>The figures are rounded to the nearest 100.
“–” denotes zero or fewer than 50. ‘.’ denotes not applicable.</li><li>The information
for 2008 covers the period from October 2008 only; this is the first month for which
this information is recorded.</li><li>National roll-out of Incapacity Benefit Reassessments
(IBR) began in March 2011. As a result, the 2011 figures for IB reassessment cover
the period from March to December only.</li><li>The information for 2017 is provided
up to June 2017 only; this is the latest data available at time of request.</li><li>An
individual may have made more than one ESA claim or had more than one 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 Cystic Fibrosis would be based on their ability
to carry out the range of activities assessed by the work capability assessment.</li><li>Initial
refers to customers who are having their first assessment after making a claim for
ESA, whereas Repeat refers to any assessments done following the initial assessment.</li><li>IBR
refers to customers who are having their first ESA assessment after having migrated
over from Incapacity Benefit.</li></ol>
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