United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 80360
Work Capability Assessment
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10 October 2025
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20 October 2025 · Answer
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20 October 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many existing claimants are awaiting a Work Capability Assessment; what the average wait time is; and when he expects the backlog to be cleared.
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10 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many existing claimants are awaiting a Work Capability Assessment; what the average wait time is; and when he expects the backlog to be cleared.
Source: Commons
20 October 2025
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, 35,000 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/2025-10-10/80360
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1838796
- uk · wq-1838796 · source updated 20 October 2025