Written questions

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

2026-05-12 · Department for Work and Pensions · 140 · Official question

Vicky Foxcroft

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department amended the draft Right to Try regulations from The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2026 following the

Answer

We carefully considered the Social Security Advisory Committee’s report and have taken its recommendations on board. While the regulations were laid to provide immediate clarity that work, in and of itself, will not trigger a reassessment, the Department ...