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Social Security Benefits: Anxiety and Mental Health

Answer

Figures for the number of people currently claiming disability benefits – Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA), and Attendance Allowance (AA) due to mental health conditions.

Table (a) – Claimants on the PIP caseload with mental health conditions

Benefit	Number of cases
PIP	1,119,500

Table (b) – Claimants on the DLA caseload with mental health conditions

Benefit	Number of cases
DLA	56,500

Table (c) – Claimants on the AA caseload with mental health conditions

Benefit	Number of cases
AA	26,500

Notes:

• These figures are produced using recent data available from Stat-Xplore (May 2023).
• Figures for PIP and DLA exclude Scotland.
• Figures for AA include Scotland (as AA has yet to be devolved to Scotland).
• Figures for PIP are cases where psychiatric disorders have been listed as the claimant’s main disabling condition.
• A PIP claimant’s main disabling condition is recorded during their assessment. Medical conditions are shown as recorded on the PIP Computer System (PIPCS).
• Claimants may have multiple conditions which are not recorded by PIPCS.
• All volumes have been rounded to the nearest 100.
• Figures for DLA and AA are cases where psychosis, psychoneurosis, or personality disorder have been recorded as the claimant’s main disabling condition.
• Main disabling condition is the main medical reason for the claim. Medical conditions are sourced from information recorded on the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) computer system (DLACS) and AA computer system.
• Claimants may have multiple conditions which are not recorded by DLACS or the AA computer system.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL554

Session

2023-24

Subjects

Mental health Social security benefits Anxiety

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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