Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 117366

Work Capability Assessment

Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 17 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Helen Whately

ConservativeFaversham and Mid Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Work Capability Assessments have been (a) curtailed and (b) closed early in the last five years.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Department for Work and Pensions does not hold or publish statistics on the number of Work Capability Assessments (WCAs) that have been curtailed or closed early, either over the last five years or in the most recent year for which data is available. ...

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