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UIN 146

Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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7 November 2023

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15 November 2023 · Answer

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15 November 2023

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people on Universal Credit have been sanctioned while awaiting a work capability assessment; and of those, how many have been subsequently assessed as having (a) limited capability for work and

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  1. 7 November 2023

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people on Universal Credit have been sanctioned while awaiting a work capability assessment; and of those, how many have been subsequently assessed as having (a) limited capability for work and

    Source: Commons

  2. 15 November 2023

    Answer

    The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. Conditionality supported by sanctions has been a longstanding feature of welfare benefit entitlements in the UK since the formation of the welfare stat...

    Source: Written answer

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