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Written question asked by Stephen Lloyd (Independent (affiliation)) on Wednesday, 25 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 September 2019. It was answered by Mims Davies (Conservative) on Friday, 4 October 2019 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Department for Work and Pensions: Early Retirement

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employees left employment in her Department due to (a) disability and (b) long-term health conditions in (i) 2016, (ii) 2017 and (iii) 2018.

Answer

The table below shows numbers of ill health retirements over the period requested.

Ill Health Retirements

Year ending

All leavers

No of People leaving on health reasons

Dec-16

10,014

174

Dec-17

6,998

129

Dec-18

6,754

126


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
290899
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Disability Department for Work and Pensions Health Early retirement Staff
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk