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<p>Figures for the number of people currently claiming disability benefits – Personal
Independence Payment (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA), and Attendance Allowance
(AA) due to mental health conditions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table
(a) – Claimants on the PIP caseload with mental health conditions</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Benefit
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of cases </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PIP</p></td><td><p>1,119,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>
</strong></p><p><strong>Table (b) – Claimants on the DLA caseload with mental health
conditions</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Benefit </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number
of cases </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DLA</p></td><td><p>56,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><strong>Table (c) – Claimants on the AA caseload with mental health conditions</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Benefit
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of cases </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>26,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>
</strong></p><p><strong>Notes: </strong></p><ul><li>These figures are produced using
recent data available from Stat-Xplore (May 2023).</li><li>Figures for PIP and DLA
exclude Scotland.</li><li>Figures for AA include Scotland (as AA has yet to be devolved
to Scotland).</li><li>Figures for PIP are cases where psychiatric disorders have been
listed as the claimant’s main disabling condition.</li><li>A PIP claimant’s main disabling
condition is recorded during their assessment. Medical conditions are shown as recorded
on the PIP Computer System (PIPCS).</li><li>Claimants may have multiple conditions
which are not recorded by PIPCS.</li><li>All volumes have been rounded to the nearest
100.</li><li>Figures for DLA and AA are cases where psychosis, psychoneurosis, or
personality disorder have been recorded as the claimant’s main disabling condition.</li><li>Main
disabling condition is the main medical reason for the claim. Medical conditions are
sourced from information recorded on the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) computer
system (DLACS) and AA computer system.</li><li>Claimants may have multiple conditions
which are not recorded by DLACS or the AA computer system.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p>
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