Question follow-through · 122692

Migraines: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people living with migraine will be considered in the delivery of policies to support people with long-term conditions to remain in or return to work.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
25 Mar 2026
Answer
27 Mar 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people living with migraine will be considered in the delivery of policies to support people with long-term conditions to remain in or return to work.

  2. 25 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the substantial economic and NHS burden of migraine, which costs the economy roughly £8.8 billion to £12 billion annually, driven heavily by lost productivity. Three million workdays are lost annually due to migraine and there ar...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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