Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 99938

Social Security Benefits: Disability

Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Steve Witherden

LabourMontgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how he plans to reduce disability benefits by up to £580 million a year.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
We are reducing the frequency of Personal Independence award reviews to deliver more WCA re-assessments after they were stopped during Covid-19. We will also significantly increase the share of face-to-face assessments, enabling assessors to better unders...

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