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<p>The latest available statistics are shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number
of people on Universal Credit Health caseload on 14 December 2023 by stage, and those
with employment earnings in the UC assessment period </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Stage
of UC Health</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>People on UC health</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>With
employment earnings </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage with employment earnings</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Live
fit note (Pre-wca)</p></td><td><p>271,675</p></td><td><p>49,541</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Limited
capability for work</p></td><td><p>347,472</p></td><td><p>47,486</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Limited
capability for work and work-related activity</p></td><td><p>1,355,441</p></td><td><p>84,907</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,974,587</p></td><td><p>181,931</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Source: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>
and DWP People on UC and UC Health Caseload datasets</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Statistical
disclosure control has been applied to avoid the release of confidential data. Totals
may not sum due to the disclosure control applied.</li><li>People on UC health are
a count of the number of people on UC Health Caseload on the second Thursday of the
month.</li><li>An individual on Universal Credit on the second Thursday of the month
will be recorded as in employment if they have employment earnings within the Universal
Credit assessment period which spans the count date. They may not be in employment
precisely on the count date. Employment for this measure is defined as being employed
as an employee. It does not include self-employment.</li><li>These figures are derived
from data underlying published information, but this analysis has not been quality
assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard and so
should be treated with caution.</li></ol>
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