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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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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Work and Pensions linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Access to Work scheme in supporting disabled people to (a) enter and (b) remain in employme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Access to Work scheme in supporting disabled people to (a) enter and (b) remain in employment.

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Work and Pensions linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that reimbursement rates under Access to Work reflect the real cost of support, including travel and specialist e

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that reimbursement rates under Access to Work reflect the real cost of support, including travel and specialist equipment.

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Work and Pensions linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reductions in Access to Work awards at renewal on blind and partially sighted cu

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reductions in Access to Work awards at renewal on blind and partially sighted customers.

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27 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Work and Pensions linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in the Access to Work scheme on disabled people’s ability to start or remain in emplo

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in the Access to Work scheme on disabled people’s ability to start or remain in employment.

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29 Nov 2023 | Written evidence linked

We received written evidence from some charitable organisations who work with people with disabilities, who said that they would support many of the proposed changes the programme is designed to deliver. For instance, three of the four organisations who wrote to us expressed the need for benefit assessors to be specially trained to assess claimants with particular disabilities.44 The Autism Society told us that some assessors were unfamiliar with the different forms autism and can mistakenly ...

We received written evidence from some charitable organisations who work with people with disabilities, who said that they would support many of the proposed changes the programme is designed to deliver. For instance, three of the four organisations who wrote …

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27 Mar 2019 | Written question Department for Work and Pensions linked

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the letter from the hon. Member for Edinburgh East of 14 January 2019 and response from the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work, of …

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