NI 173 - Flows on to Incapacity Benefits from employment

The proportion of the working population living in a local authority who move directly from employment to incapacity benefits (IB) each year.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

The Places Database

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England

Local Authority District (LAD), County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region (GOR), National

2008

2005-2008

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Administrative data

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The number of those claiming incapacity benefits used for this indicator refers to those: claiming Incapacity Benefit , Severe Disablement Allowance or Income Support paid on the grounds of ill health or incapacity (from 2008 these benefits will be replaced for new claimants with Employment and Support Allowance); who were employed immediately prior to claiming incapacity benefits; and living in the local authority area at the time of their claim.

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