Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 30808
Work Capability Assessment
Tabled: 11 February 2025
Answered: 17 February 2025
Question
Steve Darling
Liberal Democrat — Torbay
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of her Department's proposed changes to the Work Capability Assessment on the Child Poverty Strategy.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe 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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