Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 29906

Work Capability Assessment

Tabled: 7 February 2025
Answered: 17 February 2025

Question

Danny Kruger

Reform UKEast Wiltshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of abolishing the Work Capability Assessment.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Work Capability Assessment is not working and needs to be reformed or replaced. We are committed to reforming the system of health and disability benefits so that it promotes and enables employment among as many people as possible. The system must als...

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