Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 93262
Fibromyalgia: Work Capability Assessment
Tabled: 20 November 2025
Answered: 25 November 2025
Question
Richard Foord
Liberal Democrat — Honiton and Sidmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the symptom lists used in disability and capability assessments for people with fibromyalgia; and whether his Department plans to update that guidance.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment and the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) are functional assessments. They do not evaluate claimants based on their medical diagnosis or health condition alone and claimants are not assessed against a set ...
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