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DWP · Year ending March 2016 to Year ending March 2025 · people

Incapacity benefits caseload

Incapacity benefits caseload: Year ending March 2016 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01m2m3m20162018202020222024Year ending March 2016: 2,543,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: 2,491,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: 2,399,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: 2,227,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: 2,559,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: 2,660,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: 2,882,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: 3,072,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: 3,291,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: 3,549,000 people · published 26 March 2026
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Source: DWP, Benefit expenditure and caseload tables: outturn and forecast (Spring Forecast 2026), Benefit expenditure and caseload tables: Spring Forecast 2026 (published 26 March 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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