Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 71033
Work Capability Assessment
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 7 September 2025
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Work Capability Assessment.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsAs we outlined in our Pathways to Work Green Paper, we are scrapping the controversial Work Capability Assessment (WCA) to end the dysfunctional process which drives people into dependency, delivering on the Government’s commitment to reform or replace it...
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