Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 37361

Universal Credit

Tabled: 11 March 2025

Answered: 18 March 2025

Named Day

Question

Steve Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of the removal of the additional Limited Capability for Work payment in 2017 on the likelihood of claimants applying for the Limited Capability for Work

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

The removal of the Work-Related Activity Component in the 2017 change made the financial distinction between those found to have Limited Capability for Work (LCW) and those with Limited Capability for Work and Work Related Activity (LCWRA) sharper. The De...

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