{"metric":"incapacity_benefit_caseload","title":"Incapacity benefits caseload","topic":"benefits","unit":"people","measure_type":"stock","geography":"K03000001","comparison_method":"previous_period","latest":{"period_start":"2024-04-01","period_end":"2025-03-31","period_label":"Year ending March 2025","value":3549000,"status":"final","vintage":"2026-03-26"},"comparison":{"period_label":"Year ending March 2024","value":3291000,"vintage":"2026-03-26"},"source":{"publisher":"DWP","publication":"Benefit expenditure and caseload tables: outturn and forecast (Spring Forecast 2026)","landing_url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2026","sheet":"Incapacity benefits","table":"Incapacity benefits caseload, thousands","row":"Total incapacity-related benefits*","column":"2024/25","raw_value":"3549","file_url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2026","file_sha256":"11a591e4a2144ed6a686be6a9ded4e5d5b3b8d4887bd57c1ff0632bd251009de","release_date":"2026-03-26","release_label":"Benefit expenditure and caseload tables: Spring Forecast 2026"},"definition":"The average number of people receiving an incapacity-related benefit over the financial year.\n","does_not_measure":"Economic inactivity because of ill health, which is a labour market measure from a survey, not a benefit count.\n","links":{"page":"/benefits/incapacity-benefit-caseload","series":"/api/metrics/incapacity_benefit_caseload/series","vintages":"/api/metrics/incapacity_benefit_caseload/vintages"}}