Universal credit claimants placed in LCW or LCWRA groups due to covid.

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Dear Department for Work and Pensions,

The ONS determined "Around 1 in 10 respondents testing positive for COVID-19 exhibit symptoms for a period of 12 weeks or longer".
https://www.ons.gov.uk/news/statementsan...

Universal credit claimants on being unable to work for >12 weeks normally undergo a decision to assess their health and place them in the LCW or LCWRA groups.
What numbers of claimants specifying either covid, or longcovid as their diagnosed condition were placed in these groups, or a fit for work decision made over the past periods for which data is available?

(Timespan of mid-2020 to current).

Thank you.

Ian Stirling

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Dear Ian Stirling,

I am writing in response to your request for information, received 16th
February.

Yours sincerely,

DWP Central FoI Team

Dear Department for Work and Pensions,

You write in your response ref 'Our Ref: FOI2021/13097 ' that statistics for UC LCW/LCWRA are due for publication, and will be pre-announced...

Are these statistics specifically covid related?

Yours faithfully,

Ian Stirling

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Dear Ian Stirling,

In answer to your question, the planned statistics covering UC work capability assessments, to which we referred in our response, will provide information on UC work capability assessments in general; they are not specifically related to COVID-19.

Regards

DWP Central FoI Team

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