Accredited official statistics: ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessments including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals: September 2026

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Outcomes of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessments, including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals information.

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This is a summary of the latest Accredited Official Statistics on the outcomes of completed Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessments (WCA). The publication covers information on both initial and repeat ESA assessments in Great Britain.

outcomes of initial and repeat WCAs to end of March 2026

outcomes of completed Incapacity Benefit (IB) reassessments up to March 2026

completed initial WCA appeal outcomes for ESA claims with a start date to June 2025

end to end initial ESA claim clearance times to end of March 2026

Universal Credit (UC) was rolled out to every jobcentre across Great Britain by December 2018 and has now replaced income-related ESA for most new claimants. This has greatly changed the volume and composition of new claims to ESA.

Information based on “Date of Decision” is reported with a six-month lag from the month of publication. The lag is 9 months for data presented by “Date of Claim”. This longer period allows enough time for most customer journeys to be completed, ensuring the data accurately reflects the full journey.

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