United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 93754
Work Capability Assessment
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15 December 2021
Last action
7 January 2022 · Answer
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Answered
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7 January 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are awaiting a work capability assessment as of 15 December 2021; and what the average waiting time is for a claimant in the latest period for which that data is available.
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Timeline
15 December 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are awaiting a work capability assessment as of 15 December 2021; and what the average waiting time is for a claimant in the latest period for which that data is available.
Source: Commons
7 January 2022
Answer
The number of outstanding Work Capability Assessment (WCA) referrals as of 15 December 2021 is 335,500. This includes claimants who have been asked to return a Capability for Work questionnaire and have yet to do so. Not all these cases will require the c...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-12-15/93754
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1388196
- uk · wq-1388196 · source updated 7 January 2022