Social Security Benefits: Disability
Commons · Question 99938 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Steve Witherden
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how he plans to reduce disability benefits by up to £580 million a year.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 5 Jan 2026
We are reducing the frequency of Personal Independence award reviews to deliver more WCA re-assessments after they were stopped during Covid-19. We will also significantly increase the share of face-to-face assessments, enabling assessors to better unders...