Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 75645
Work Capability Assessment
Tabled: 8 September 2025
Answered: 16 September 2025
Question
Chris Law
Scottish National Party — Dundee Central
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the evidential basis was for his Department instructing assessment providers to prioritise Work Capability Assessments for new claims over reassessments of existing claimants.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsIt is well-established government policy to prioritise Work Capability Assessments for new benefit claims to determine their capability for work at the earliest possible opportunity. Reassessments occur when there is capacity in the system which has been ...
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