20,000 people off work in the UK every month for mental ill health

DWP figures reveal thousands of people a month are assessed as unable to work because of mental health problems

Thousands of people in the UK are being deemed incapable of any work every month due to mental health problems, figures have shown.

According to official data published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), at least 20,000 incapacity benefit claims are for mental health problems – making up more than two-thirds of the total.