Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 39480
Work Capability Assessment: Disability
Tabled: 19 March 2025
Answered: 24 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Richard Burgon
Labour — Leeds East
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that changes to the Work Capability Assessment prevent disabled people from entering poverty.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Health and Disability Green Paper published on 18th March 2025 outlines why we think removing the Work Capability Assessment and moving to using an amended version of the PIP assessment to determine what financial support people receive for health and...
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