Marvin OnumonuData from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found that changes in monthly pay, job status, and benefit receipts have been linked to hospitalisation and waiting times for surgery.
The figures revealed that among those economically inactive due to long-term ill-health in England and Wales, 97.4% received social security benefits in the preceding year.
Of these, 72.5% received disability-related benefits, and 89.9% received other working-age benefits.
Personal independence payment (67.1%), employment and support allowance (62.7%), and housing benefit (41.3%) were the most common.
Differences were noted between benefit recipients and non-recipients among those who were economically inactive due to ill-health.
Those receiving benefits were more often found living in rented accommodation, had never held a paid job, and were more likely to be lone parents or living alone.
People less likely to receive benefits included those aged 18 to 24, males, those of Black or mixed ethnicity, those born outside the UK, and non-native English speakers, even after accounting for factors affecting benefits eligibility.
