Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 108677
Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment
Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 4 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Rachael Maskell
Labour (Co-op) — York Central
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average end-to-end clearance time for a Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment was in each month since January 2025 for (a) new and (b) existing claimants.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe department regularly publishes Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment statistics and the development of clearance times is detailed in the release strategy for those statistics. Further details on the future publication of clearance times will be...
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