Written questions

Work Capability Assessment: Terminal Illnesses

Commons · Question 46880 · Tabled 22 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Ian Byrne

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people with a claim under the Special Rules for Terminal Illness will be exempt from work-related activity requirements following the abolition of the Work Capability Assessment.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 29 Apr 2025

We are currently consulting on how we should determine which individuals or groups of individuals should be exempt from the requirement to participate in conversations or any work-related requirements following the abolition of the Work Capability Assessm...