Notes:

1. The figures represent the total number of spells on this benefit that commence within the quarter. A person may flow on and off the same benefit more than once during a quarter.

2. The figures do not include numbers where people move out of one area and into another while remaining on the benefit. The figures also miss around 8 per cent. of short duration flows onto the benefit every quarter, where the claimant has flowed on and off the benefit between the six weeks scan.

3. Case load figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

4. Employment and support allowance replaced incapacity benefit and income support paid on the grounds of incapacity for new claims from 27 October 2008, any incapacity benefit on flows after that date will be claimants electing to reclaim incapacity benefit within the 52 week linking rules.

Source:

The Department for Work and Pensions Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.

¹ Provisional data

Notes:

1. Case load figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

2. Employment and Support Allowance replaced incapacity benefit and income support paid on the grounds of incapacity for new claims from 27 October 2008.

3. The figures relating to employment and support allowance have been thoroughly quality assured to National Statistics standard however it should be noted that this is a new benefit using a new data source which may not have reached steady state in terms of operational processing and retrospection. Hence most recent data shown are provisional.

Source:

The Department for Work and Pensions Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.