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Written question asked by Rushanara Ali (Labour) on Thursday, 2 May 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 May 2019. It was answered by Justin Tomlinson (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 May 2019 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Employment and Support Allowance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 February 2019, HCWS1348, how many employment and support allowance (ESA) claimants who have been reassessed for that benefit after being identified as having been wrongly awarded contribution-based ESA and not income-based ESA after being moved from incapacity benefit have been reassessed as not entitled to that benefit; and how many people have not yet been reassessed.

Answer

The Department will be publishing an update of progress on checking cases potentially affected by underpayments of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) on conversion from previous incapacity benefits on the 16 May 2019.

This publication has been pre-announced here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/esa-underpayments-progress-on-checking


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
250473
Session
2017-19
Related items
Employment and Support Allowance
Thursday, 21 February 2019
Written statements
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Arrears Incapacity benefit Maladministration Staff Employment and support allowance Underpayments
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk