Current rates and premiums of Employment and Support Allowance
ESA claimants will be affected in different ways by Universal Credit
Very high shares of disability benefit claimants are now identified as being fit for work
Claimants with a mental disorder are less likely than the average claimant to leave disability benefit
Outcome payments in the Work Programme give a strong weight to longer-term employment outcomes with considerable variation across groups
Providers have failed to secure jobs for persons with disabilities
Claimants with mental disorders have the lowest job outcomes
Each year, three per cent of all disability beneficiaries face a benefit sanction
Waiting times for ultimate assessment decisions are very long
Sickness is a major precursor to disability benefit receipt