Written questions

Work Capability Assessment: Standards

Commons · Question 62247 · Tabled 24 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 30 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Munira Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has she made of the adequacy of (a) telephone and (b) online Work Capability Assessments in ensuring the needs of disabled people are (i) met and (ii) understood.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 30 Jun 2025

All Work Capability Assessments (WCAs) including paper-based, telephone, video and face-to-face are conducted by fully qualified, clinical professionals who have undergone a comprehensive training programme designed and approved by the Department for Work...