Understanding the drivers of changes in demand for disability benefits in Scotland since 2010: A quick scoping review
This quick scoping review identifies and summarises research that examines the different drivers of demand for disability benefits in Scotland and the UK since 2010.
10. References
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52 Correspondence, Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee, to the Rt. Hon. Liz Kendall MP, 20 January 2025
53 L. Judge & L. Murphy (2024) Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation
54 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2025). The role of changing health in rising health-related benefit claims
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56 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2022). The number of new disability claimants has doubled in a year
57 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2025). The role of changing health in rising health-related benefit claims
58 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2025). The role of changing health in rising health-related benefit claims
59 Murphy, L. (2025) Delivering the undeliverable. Resolution Foundation
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63 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2022). Living standards of working-age disability benefits recipients in the UK
64 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2025). The role of changing health in rising health-related benefit claims
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68 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024). Recent trends in and the outlook for health-related benefits
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73 L. Judge & L. Murphy (2024) Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation.
74 Murphy, L. (2024) Growing Pressures: Exploring trends in children's disability benefits, Resolution Foundation
75 Office for Budget Responsibility (2019). Welfare trends report: January 2019
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78 L. Judge & L. Murphy (2024) Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation.
79 Murphy, L. (2024) Growing Pressures: Exploring trends in children's disability benefits, Resolution Foundation
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82 Murphy, L. (2024) Growing Pressures: Exploring trends in children's disability benefits, Resolution Foundation
83 Office for Budget Responsibility (2019). Welfare trends report: January 2019
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92 Congreve, E. (2024). New awards of disability benefits for adults: Comparing Scotland with England and Wales, Scottish Health Equity Research Unit.
93 Congreve, E. (2024). New awards of disability benefits for adults: Comparing Scotland with England and Wales, Scottish Health Equity Research Unit.
94 Ray-Chaudhuri, S and Waters, T. (2024). What has happened to disability benefits in Scotland? An update [Comment] Institute for Fiscal Studies.
95 Congreve, E. (2024). New awards of disability benefits for adults: Comparing Scotland with England and Wales, Scottish Health Equity Research Unit.
96 Ray-Chaudhuri, S and Waters, T. (2024). What has happened to disability benefits in Scotland? An update [Comment] Institute for Fiscal Studies.
97 Congreve, E. (2024). New awards of disability benefits for adults: Comparing Scotland with England and Wales, Scottish Health Equity Research Unit.
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108 Office for Budget Responsibility (2019). Welfare trends report: January 2019
109 Congreve, E. (2024). New awards of disability benefits for adults: Comparing Scotland with England and Wales, Scottish Health Equity Research Unit.
110 Ray-Chaudhuri, S and Waters, T. (2024). What has happened to disability benefits in Scotland? An update [Comment] Institute for Fiscal Studies.
111 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024). Recent trends in and the outlook for health-related benefits
112 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2025). The role of changing health in rising health-related benefit claims
113 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024) Health-related benefit claims post-pandemic: UK trends and global context
114 L. Judge & L. Murphy (2024) Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation
115 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2022). The number of new disability claimants has doubled in a year
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121 J, Cribb and H, Karjalainen and T, Waters (2022). Living standards of working-age disability benefits recipients in the UK. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies.
122 Office for Budget Responsibility (2024) Welfare trends report – October 2024
123 L. Try (2025) Money, money, money: The shifting mix of income sources for poorer households over the last 30 years. Resolution Foundation
124 Office for Budget Responsibility (2019). Welfare trends report: January 2019
125 J, Cribb and H, Karjalainen and T, Waters (2022). Living standards of working-age disability benefits recipients in the UK. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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134 L. Judge & L. Murphy (2024) Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation
135 J, Cribb and H, Karjalainen and T, Waters (2022). Living standards of working-age disability benefits recipients in the UK. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies.
136 Scottish Fiscal Commission (2024) Scotland's Economic and Fiscal Forecasts (SEFF) - December 2024 (revised version 22 January 2025)
137 Ray-Chaudhuri, S and Waters, T. (2024). What has happened to disability benefits in Scotland? An update [Comment] Institute for Fiscal Studies.
138 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024) Health-related benefit claims post-pandemic: UK trends and global context
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141 Congreve, E. (2024). New awards of disability benefits for adults: Comparing Scotland with England and Wales, Scottish Health Equity Research Unit
142 Congreve, E. (2024). New awards of disability benefits for adults: Comparing Scotland with England and Wales, Scottish Health Equity Research Unit
143 Ray-Chaudhuri, S and Waters, T. (2024). What has happened to disability benefits in Scotland? An update [Comment] Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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147 Ray-Chaudhuri, S and Waters, T. (2024). What has happened to disability benefits in Scotland? An update [Comment] Institute for Fiscal Studies.
148 Congreve, E. (2024). New awards of disability benefits for adults: Comparing Scotland with England and Wales, Scottish Health Equity Research Unit
149 Ray-Chaudhuri, S and Waters, T. (2024). What has happened to disability benefits in Scotland? An update [Comment] Institute for Fiscal Studies.
150 Ray-Chaudhuri, S and Waters, T. (2024). What has happened to disability benefits in Scotland? An update [Comment] Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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157 Ray-Chaudhuri, S and Waters, T. (2024). What has happened to disability benefits in Scotland? An update [Comment] Institute for Fiscal Studies
158 Congreve, E. (2024). New awards of disability benefits for adults: Comparing Scotland with England and Wales, Scottish Health Equity Research Unit
159 Ray-Chaudhuri, S and Waters, T. (2024). What has happened to disability benefits in Scotland? An update [Comment] Institute for Fiscal Studies
160 Scottish Fiscal Commission (2024) Scotland's Economic and Fiscal Forecasts (SEFF) - December 2024 (revised version 22 January 2025)
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162 Scottish Fiscal Commission (2024) Scotland's Economic and Fiscal Forecasts (SEFF) - December 2024 (revised version 22 January 2025)
163 Ray-Chaudhuri, S and Waters, T. (2024). What has happened to disability benefits in Scotland? An update [Comment] Institute for Fiscal Studies
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167 Joyce, R., Ray-Chaudhuri, S. and Waters, T. (2022) The number of new disability benefit claimants has doubled in a year, IFS Report R233.
168 Ray-Chaudhuri, S. Waters, T (2024) Recent trends in and the outlook for health-related benefits. The Institute for Fiscal Studies.
169 Mosley, M. (2025) What's behind the rise in disability benefit claims. New Economics Foundation
170 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024) Health-related benefit claims post-pandemic: UK trends and global context
171 L. Judge & L. Murphy (2024) Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation.
172 Mosley, M. (2025) What's behind the rise in disability benefit claims. New Economics Foundation
173 Joyce, R., Ray-Chaudhuri, S. and Waters, T. (2022) The number of new disability benefit claimants has doubled in a year, IFS Report R233.
174 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2023) Analysis of Scottish tax and benefit reforms
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176 Ray-Chaudhuri, S. Waters, T (2024) Recent trends in and the outlook for health-related benefits. The Institute for Fiscal Studies.
177 Joyce, R., Ray-Chaudhuri, S. and Waters, T. (2022) The number of new disability benefit claimants has doubled in a year, IFS Report R233.
178 Ray-Chaudhuri, S and Waters, T. (2024). What has happened to disability benefits in Scotland? An update [Comment] Institute for Fiscal Studies.
179 L. Judge & L. Murphy (2024) Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation.
180 L. Judge & L. Murphy (2024) Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation.
181 Ray-Chaudhuri, S and Waters, T. (2024). What has happened to disability benefits in Scotland? An update [Comment] Institute for Fiscal Studies.
182 Ray-Chaudhuri, S. Waters, T (2024) Recent trends in and the outlook for health-related benefits. The Institute for Fiscal Studies.
183 The Learning and Work Institute (2025). The Benefit Trap: Better support for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions.
184 L. Judge & L. Murphy (2024) Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation
185 L. Judge & L. Murphy (2024) Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation
186 Ray-Chaudhuri, S and Waters, T. (2024). What has happened to disability benefits in Scotland? An update [Comment] Institute for Fiscal Studies
187 Ray-Chaudhuri, S. Waters, T (2024) Recent trends in and the outlook for health-related benefits. The Institute for Fiscal Studies.
188 The Learning and Work Institute (2025). The Benefit Trap: Better support for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions.
189 L. Judge & L. Murphy (2024) Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation.
190 Ray-Chaudhuri, S and Waters, T. (2024). What has happened to disability benefits in Scotland? An update [Comment] Institute for Fiscal Studies
191 Joyce, R., Ray-Chaudhuri, S. and Waters, T. (2022) The number of new disability benefit claimants has doubled in a year, IFS Report R233.
192 Murphy, L. (2025) Delivering the undeliverable. Resolution Foundation
193 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024) Health-related benefit claims post-pandemic: UK trends and global context
194 L. Judge & L. Murphy (2024) Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation.
195 Joyce, R., Ray-Chaudhuri, S. and Waters, T. (2022) The number of new disability benefit claimants has doubled in a year, IFS Report R233.
196 Ray-Chaudhuri, S and Waters, T. (2024). What has happened to disability benefits in Scotland? An update [Comment] Institute for Fiscal Studies
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200 L. Judge & L. Murphy, Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation, June 2024
201 The Learning and Work Institute (2025). The Benefit Trap: Better support for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions.
202 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024) Health-related benefit claims post-pandemic: UK trends and global context
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204 L. Judge & L. Murphy, Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation, June 2024
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206 L. Try (2025) Money, money, money: The shifting mix of income sources for poorer households over the last 30 years. Resolution Foundation
207 L. Judge & L. Murphy, Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation, June 2024
208 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024) Health-related benefit claims post-pandemic: UK trends and global context
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210 L. Judge & L. Murphy, Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation, June 2024
211 Ray-Chaudhuri, S. Waters, T (2024) Recent trends in and the outlook for health-related benefits. The Institute for Fiscal Studies.
212 Correspondence, Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee, to the Rt. Hon. Liz Kendall MP, 20 January 2025
213 L. Try (2025) Money, money, money: The shifting mix of income sources for poorer households over the last 30 years. Resolution Foundation
214 The Learning and Work Institute (2025). The Benefit Trap: Better support for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions.
215 Office for Budget Responsibility (2024) Welfare trends report – October 2024
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224 L. Judge & L. Murphy, Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation, June 2024
225 L. Try (2025) Money, money, money: The shifting mix of income sources for poorer households over the last 30 years. Resolution Foundation
226 L. Judge & L. Murphy, Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation, June 2024
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229 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024) Health-related benefit claims post-pandemic: UK trends and global context
230 Office for Budget Responsibility (2024) Welfare trends report – October 2024
231 L. Judge & L. Murphy, Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation, June 2024
232 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024) Health-related benefit claims post-pandemic: UK trends and global context
233 Office for Budget Responsibility (2024) Welfare trends report – October 2024
234 Mosley, M. (2025) What’s behind the rise in disability benefit claims. New Economics Foundation.
235 Scottish Fiscal Commission (2023) Scotland’s Economic and Fiscal Forecasts – December 2023
236 Scottish Fiscal Commission (2024) Scotland's Economic and Fiscal Forecasts (SEFF) - December 2024 (revised version 22 January 2025)
237 L. Judge & L. Murphy, Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation, June 2024
238 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024) Health-related benefit claims post-pandemic: UK trends and global context
239 Ray-Chaudhuri, S. Waters, T (2024) Recent trends in and the outlook for health-related benefits. The Institute for Fiscal Studies.
240 The Learning and Work Institute (2025). The Benefit Trap: Better support for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions.
241 Mosley, M. (2025) What’s behind the rise in disability benefit claims. New Economics Foundation.
242 Congreve, E. (2024). New awards of disability benefits for adults: Comparing Scotland with England and Wales, Scottish Health Equity Research Unit.
243 Office for Budget Responsibility (2024) Welfare trends report – October 2024
244 Mosley, M. (2025) What’s behind the rise in disability benefit claims. New Economics Foundation.
245 Ray-Chaudhuri, S. Waters, T (2024) Recent trends in and the outlook for health-related benefits. The Institute for Fiscal Studies.
246 L. Judge & L. Murphy, Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation, June 2024
247 The Learning and Work Institute (2025). The Benefit Trap: Better support for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions.
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250 Congreve, E. (2024). New awards of disability benefits for adults: Comparing Scotland with England and Wales, Scottish Health Equity Research Unit.
251 Scottish Fiscal Commission (2023) Scotland’s Economic and Fiscal Forecasts – December 2023
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253 Office for Budget Responsibility (2023) Economic and fiscal outlook, November 2023, in Ray-Chaudhuri, S. Waters, T (2024) Recent trends in and the outlook for health-related benefits. The Institute for Fiscal Studies.
254 Scottish Fiscal Commission (2023) Scotland’s Economic and Fiscal Forecasts – December 2023
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256 Scottish Fiscal Commission (2023) Scotland’s Economic and Fiscal Forecasts – December 2023
257 Scottish Fiscal Commission (2024) Scotland's Economic and Fiscal Forecasts (SEFF) - December 2024 (revised version 22 January 2025)
258 L. Judge & L. Murphy, Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation, June 2024
259 The Learning and Work Institute (2025). The Benefit Trap: Better support for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions.
260 L. Judge & L. Murphy, Under strain: Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits, Resolution Foundation, June 2024
261 Ray-Chaudhuri, S. Waters, T (2024) Recent trends in and the outlook for health-related benefits. The Institute for Fiscal Studies.
262 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024) Health-related benefit claims post-pandemic: UK trends and global context
263 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024) Health-related benefit claims post-pandemic: UK trends and global context
264 Office for Budget Responsibility (2024) Welfare trends report – October 2024
265 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2022). The number of new disability claimants has doubled in a year
266 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024) Health-related benefit claims post-pandemic: UK trends and global context
267 Office for Budget Responsibility (2024) Welfare trends report – October 2024
268 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2022). The number of new disability claimants has doubled in a year
269 The Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024) Health-related benefit claims post-pandemic: UK trends and global context
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