Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 58547
Universal Credit
Tabled: 10 June 2025
Answered: 19 June 2025
Question
Sir John Whittingdale
Conservative — Maldon
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to chapter 2, section 1 of the Green Paper entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working, published on 18 March 2025, whether Universal Credit claimants
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsOur Pathways to Work Green Paper set out why we are scrapping the Work Capability Assessment (WCA). We want to end the binary categorisation of groups and labelling as either ‘can or can’t work’. Instead, any extra financial support for health conditions ...
ⓘ
This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 58547) →