As more people are migrated off ESA and onto Universal Credit the proportion of those with Limited Capability for
Work is increasing.
Government Stats up to Sept 2024 show '...in September 2025, 39% of people on UC were on UC Health – up 7
percentage points from September 2024'.and
'...4.1 million UC WCA decisions have been made in the period from April 2019 to August 2025. Of these, 12% of
decisions found claimants had no limited capability for work and hence no longer on UC health, 17% limited
capability for work (LCW), and 71% limited capability for work and work-related activity (LCWRA)'
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