Sick Leave: Chronic Illnesses
2026-06-08 · Department for Work and Pensions · HL776 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government whether their planned welfare reforms will take account of people experiencing frequent short-term absences from work due to chronic conditions such as migraines.
Answer
The impact of fluctuating conditions are already considered within Work Capability Assessments in Universal Credit (UC) and New Style Employment and Support Allowance, and within Personal Independence Payment assessments and in applications to Access to W...