{"value":{"id":1169966,"askingMemberId":298,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2020-01-10T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2020-01-15T00:00:00","uin":"1884","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time is for claimants in the (a) support and (b) work-related activity groups to be awarded employment support allowance.","answeringBodyId":29,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Work and Pensions","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4105,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2020-01-15T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>As of May 2019, the latest point at which this information is available, the mean duration of a claim for Employment and Support Allowance claimants currently in the (a) support group is 5.15 years and (b) work-related activity group is 4.60 years.</p><p> </p><p>Alternatively, the median duration of a claim for Employment and Support Allowance claimants currently in the (a) support group is 5.49 years and (b) work-related activity group is 4.76 years.</p><p> </p><p>Source: DWP 100% Employment Support Allowance data source</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest 2 decimal places.</li></ul>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Employment and Support Allowance","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1169966","method":"GET"}]}