Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 61270
Universal Credit: Medical Examinations
Tabled: 19 June 2025
Answered: 24 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Steve Darling
Liberal Democrat — Torbay
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who are (a) incapable of ever working and (b) will no longer have Universal Credit reassessments.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Department for Work and Pensions has not made a formal estimate of the number of people who are incapable of ever working. However, we recognise that a proportion of claimants receiving health-related benefits have severe or lifelong conditions that s...
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