United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 97224
Work Capability Assessment
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4 December 2025
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12 December 2025 · Answer
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12 December 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Department is taking to reduce the backlog of Work Capability Assessments and improve the speed of decision making.
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4 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Department is taking to reduce the backlog of Work Capability Assessments and improve the speed of decision making.
Source: Commons
12 December 2025
Answer
The Department for Work and Pensions prioritises assessments for new claims to minimise waiting times and ensure claimants receive the right benefit entitlement as soon as possible. However, due to unforeseen high levels of Work Capability Assessments (WC...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-04/97224
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1860459
- uk · wq-1860459 · source updated 12 December 2025