Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessments
Commons · Question 7612 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the Department’s policy of prioritising new Universal Credit claimants for Work Capability Assessments on existing claimants seeking a reassessme
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 16 Jun 2026
The number of outstanding claimants awaiting Work Capability Assessment (WCA) reassessment has been significantly reduced, with 97% of pre-May 2025 cases now cleared. The remaining reassessments continue to be progressed, and we expect processing times to...