More Than Two-Thirds of Benefits Assessments Recorded Mental or Behavioural Disorders

Published on March 15, 2024

More than two-thirds of benefits assessments recorded behavioural and mental disorders, according to government statistics showing the number of people with a health condition or disability restricting their ability to work. Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) statistics published on Thursday showed that in Great Britain, 874,000 assessments carried out between January 2022 to November 2023 recorded mental and behavioural disorders in Universal Credit Work Capacity Assessment (WCA) decisions. This represents 69 percent of the 1.275 million decisions made by Universal Credit health. Universal Credit health’s caseload revealed that this proportion was lower for those deemed capable for work (55 percent) and higher for those found to have limited capability for work (90 percent)....

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