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<p>Referrals to the Work and Health Programme (WHP) are recorded in one of three groups: disability, early access, or long term unemployed. Information relating to the nature of a participant’s disability is not captured. Therefore, the information requested is not held.</p><p> </p><p>WHP statistics are published quarterly, the latest set of official statistics includes data to November 2022, which can be found by selecting the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/work-and-health-programme-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/work-and-health-programme-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>To be helpful, the table below shows the number of individuals referred to WHP who belong to the disability eligibility group over the three years prior to the end of November 2022.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Time Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Individuals Referred</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 Dec 2019 – 30 Nov 2020</p></td><td><p>50,009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 Dec 2020 – 30 Nov 2021</p></td><td><p>82,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 Dec 2021 – 30 Nov 2022</p></td><td><p>61,341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>193,650</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> |