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Work Capability Assessment Reform

The Department for Work and Pensions is reforming the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) system used to determine eligibility for disability benefits, including changes to assessment procedures, timescales, and the Personal Independence Payment scheme. The reform addresses longstanding concerns about assessment accuracy and access, with recent focus on recording requirements and the WorkWell expansion programme. Current status involves active legislative proposals including the Disability Benefit Assessments (Recording) Bill and ongoing consultation on legacy benefits abolition.

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6 Feb 2026 | Research Department for Work and Pensions linked

The Access to Work scheme

The NAO investigates DWP’s operation of the Access to Work scheme to help inform public debate on its future. Report type: value_for_money | Departments: ['Department for Work and Pensions'] | Topics: ['Employment', 'Work, welfare and pensions']

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23 Jun 2023 | Research Department for Work and Pensions linked

Transforming health assessments for disability benefits

An early assessment of the progress DWP is making with plans to transform the application and assessment process for disability benefits. Report type: value_for_money | Departments: ['Department for Work and Pensions'] | Topics: ['Benefits', 'Work, welfare and pensions']

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