United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 110744
Work Capability Assessment
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4 February 2026
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13 February 2026 · Answer
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13 February 2026
Summary
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.
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4 February 2026
Written question
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.
Source: Commons
13 February 2026
Answer
During 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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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-04/110744
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1878417
- uk · wq-1878417 · source updated 13 February 2026