Work-Related Activity Group

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The Work-Related Activity Group is a category within the UK Employment and Support Allowance system for claimants who are expected to prepare for a return to work through mandatory work-focused activities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Employment and Support Allowance component
United Kingdom social security concept
welfare benefit category
administeredBy Department for Work and Pensions
appliesInJurisdiction United Kingdom
appliesTo ESA claimants not placed in the Support Group
appliesToAssessmentGroup limited capability for work group
appliesToBenefit contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance
Employment and Support Allowance
surface form: income-related Employment and Support Allowance
benefitPaidAs additional component on top of basic ESA rate
benefitStructure time-limited for some contribution-based ESA claims
benefitType out-of-work sickness benefit component
cameIntoEffect 2008
contrastsWith Support Group
hasAbbreviation WRAG
hasAgeCondition working-age adults
hasAppealRoute First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support)
hasCharacteristic claimants are expected to move closer to the labour market
claimants can be sanctioned for non-compliance with requirements
hasConditionalityLevel less strict than Jobseeker’s Allowance
more strict than Support Group
hasEligibilityCriterion limited capability for work but not limited capability for work-related activity
hasLowerRateThan Support Group
hasMonitoringBody Department for Work and Pensions decision makers
hasOutcome claimant must engage with Jobcentre Plus or contracted providers
hasPaymentFrequency usually paid fortnightly
hasPolicyDebate criticised for pressure on people with significant health problems
defended as promoting work as a route out of poverty
hasPolicyGoal to encourage progression towards employment
hasPurpose to support claimants who are expected to prepare for a return to work
hasRequirement attendance at work-focused interviews
mandatory work-focused activities
participation in work-related activities as directed by the Department for Work and Pensions
introducedBy Welfare Reform Act 2007
isAffectedByReform rollout of Universal Credit and ESA changes
isDistinctFrom Jobseeker’s Allowance conditionality
isReferencedIn Employment and Support Allowance
surface form: DWP guidance on ESA

UK government welfare reform policy documents
isSubjectTo periodic reassessment
languageUsedIn English social security legislation
legalBasis UK social security regulations made under the Welfare Reform Act 2007
linkedProgramme work-focused interviews
work-related activity programmes
partOf Employment and Support Allowance
relevantTo people with health conditions or disabilities affecting ability to work
replacedPreviousSystem Incapacity Benefit categorisation for some new claimants
sanctionType reduction of ESA payment
usedInAssessmentOutcome Work Capability Assessment

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Employment and Support Allowance workGroup Work-Related Activity Group