
ALT Department for Work & Pensions DWP Central Freedom of Information Team Our Ref: FOI2025/69061 4 August 2025 Table 2: UC/ESA claimants in receipt of LCW, LCWRA or ESA (Support Group or WRAG) who did not secure the Daily Living component at their latest PIP assessment UC LCWRA 319,000 UC LCW 90,000 ESA Support Group 154,000 ESA WRAG 21,000 UC and ESA Figures are based on the UC and ESA caseloads in November 2024 PIP Figures are based on PIP assessments completed between April 2013 & November 2024 PIP data only includes claimants who attended a PIP assessment after which they were deemed not eligible for the Daily Living component

ALT Department for Work & Pensions DWP Central Freedom of Information Team Our Ref: FOI2026/84560 9 Sept 2026 The table below shows the breakdown of the requested claimants, i.e. UC Health & ESA claimants who have also claimed PIP but have not been awarded the daily living element, split by main claimant type & by country: England & Wales ESA Support Group 44,900 ESA WRAG 6,290 LCW 99,370 LCWRA 319,360 PIP covers initial claims cleared by 31 December 2025, incorporating completed MR & appeal outcomes recorded by 31 March 2026 "No Daily Living award" includes: claimants receiving Mobility only; & claimants receiving neither component

































