Work Capability Assessment
Commons · Question 30808 · Tabled 11 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of her Department's proposed changes to the Work Capability Assessment on the Child Poverty Strategy.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 17 Feb 2025
The Work Capability Assessment is not working and needs to be reformed or replaced. We are committed to reforming the system of health and disability benefits so that it promotes and enables employment among as many people as possible. The system must als...