Universal Credit
Commons · Question 37361 · Tabled 11 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of the removal of the additional Limited Capability for Work payment in 2017 on the likelihood of claimants applying for the Limited Capability for Work
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 18 Mar 2025
The removal of the Work-Related Activity Component in the 2017 change made the financial distinction between those found to have Limited Capability for Work (LCW) and those with Limited Capability for Work and Work Related Activity (LCWRA) sharper. The De...