DWP has proposed abolishing the Work Capability Assessment, or WCA.
Changes to disability benefit assessments are set to come into force soon as Rachel Reeves reportedly pushes ahead with plans to shave £3 billion from the welfare bill ahead of Labour’s upcoming ...
Both assessments have long been criticised by disability rights campaigners as difficult and inconsistent processes.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has delivered a shock to hundreds of thousands of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants, declaring that they will need to attend face-to-face ...
The measure is part of plans to reduce the Work Capability Assessment backlog and separate from the Timms Review.
Tens of thousands of benefit claimants are being assessed by the DWP every month after being signed off work. The Department for Work and Pensions is carrying out work capability assessments on an ...