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Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment statistics

These statistics cover the number of people on Universal Credit with a health condition or disability restricting their ability to work.

This collection contains quarterly updates for people on Universal Credit with a health condition or disability restricting their ability to work.

Quarterly data are published in June, September, December, March alongside a statistical bulletin with detailed commentary. The exact publication dates for the quarterly releases are listed in the statistics release calendar.

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