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Disability in the United Kingdom

Statistics report on disability in the United Kingdom

Included within this report are a series of facts and statistics on disability in the United Kingdom. Topics covered include an overview of living with a disability in the UK, government spending on disability action and care, residential facilities and transport access.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Disability prevalence in the United Kingdom (UK) 2023/24, by region/country
  • Basic Statistic Disability prevalence by impairment in the United Kingdom (UK) 2024/25
  • Premium Statistic Share of adults volunteering in England 2005-2020, by disability or illness
  • Premium Statistic Bullying victims by disability in the United Kingdom UK 2017
  • Basic Statistic UK civil service employment 2020, by responsibility level and disability status
  • Basic Statistic Individuals limited by health problems in Wales 2015, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Number of children looked after due to disability in England 2012-2018

Government expenditure on disability

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  • Premium Statistic Government expenditure on disability living allowance in the UK 2010-2025
  • Premium Statistic Government expenditure on Personal Independence Payments (PIP) in the UK 2013-2025
  • Basic Statistic Public expenditure on incapacity, disability and injury benefits in the UK 2013-2019
  • Premium Statistic Elderly and disabled residential care: net capital expenditure in the UK 2008-2022
  • Premium Statistic Social work activities for the elderly and disabled: Expenditure in the UK 2008-2022
  • Premium Statistic Members of Parliament (MPs): disability assistance claims United Kingdom 2010-2017
  • Premium Statistic Support for cutting disability benefits in the United Kingdom (UK) in February 2016
  • Basic Statistic Average disability living allowance per household in the UK 2017/18, by decile

Residential facilities

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  • Premium Statistic Enterprises in residential care for mental health in the UK 2008-2022
  • Premium Statistic Residential care activities for mental health: purchases in the UK 2008-2022
  • Premium Statistic Turnover of residential care activities for elderly and disabled in the UK 2008-2022
  • Premium Statistic Residential care activities for elderly and disabled GVA UK 2008-2022
  • Premium Statistic Employment in residential care for the elderly and disabled in the UK 2008-2019
  • Premium Statistic Residential care activities for elderly and disabled: purchases in the UK 2008-2022
  • Premium Statistic Social work activities for the elderly and disabled: purchases in the UK 2008-2022
  • Premium Statistic Turnover of social work activities for the elderly and disabled in the UK 2008-2022
  • Premium Statistic Social work activities for elderly and disabled: aGVA in the UK 2008-2022

Transport

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  • Premium Statistic Share of buses with disability access Great Britain (UK) 2004-2018
  • Premium Statistic Blue badges held by disabled people in England 2009-2019, by type
  • Premium Statistic Blue badges held by disabled people in England 2017, by region
  • Basic Statistic Disability friendly transport: barriers to participation in sport in GB 2015, by age
  • Premium Statistic Access barriers for individuals with impairments in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011

Sports

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  • Premium Statistic School Sport: disabled adolescents participation per week in Wales as of July 2018
  • Premium Statistic NI: share of disabled people participating at least weekly in sport from 2010 to 2017
  • Premium Statistic England: distribution of disabled netball participants in 2015, by type of disability
  • Premium Statistic England: number of live sports events spectators 2021, by disability
  • Premium Statistic United Kingdom: British Blind Sports income 2018, by source
  • Premium Statistic Disability Sports Northern Ireland: expenditure distribution in 2018/2019, by type
  • Basic Statistic Integration of sporting competitions for disabled athletes Great Britain 2015
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