Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 94714

Work Capability Assessment

Tabled: 26 November 2025

Answered: 2 December 2025

Named Day

Question

Chris Law

Scottish National Party — Dundee Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, as of 31 October 2025 how many a) new claimants and b) existing claimants were awaiting Work Capability Assessments provided by Maximus.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

As of 31 October 2025, there were approximately 74,000 new claimants and 40,000 existing claimants awaiting a Work Capability Assessment (WCA) with Maximus. These figures include all Universal Credit, Employment Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit cl...

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