Work Capability Assessment
Commons · Question 71033 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 7 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Work Capability Assessment.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 7 Sep 2025
As we outlined in our Pathways to Work Green Paper, we are scrapping the controversial Work Capability Assessment (WCA) to end the dysfunctional process which drives people into dependency, delivering on the Government’s commitment to reform or replace it...