Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 110744
Work Capability Assessment
Tabled: 4 February 2026
Answered: 13 February 2026
Question
Damian Hinds
Conservative — East Hampshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what capacity his Department has made available for Work Capability Assessments in the next six months; and what the backlog of cases is.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsDuring the second half of 2024, DWP experienced a much higher level of demand for new Work Capability Assessments (WCA) than envisaged. As a result, 34,000 reassessments built up from individuals reporting a change in their condition before May 2025. We h...
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