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Incapacity Benefit

Volume 492: debated on Tuesday 19 May 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many incapacity benefit claimants attended an appointment for a personal capability assessment in each of the last three years; and what percentage this figure represents of those incapacity benefit claimants asked to attend for such an assessment in each such year. (275431)

[holding answer 14 May 2009]: The available information is in the table.

Number and percentage of incapacity benefit claimants that attended an appointment for a personal capability assessment in each of the last three years

April to March each year

Number

Percentage

2006-07

507,734

77.4

2007-08

535,119

74.4

2008-09

513,511

72

Source:

Medical Services