The Department for Work and Pensions has issued an update on work capability assessments amid concerns over delays. A Work Capability Assessment (WCA) determines how a physical or mental health ...

The measure is part of plans to reduce the Work Capability Assessment backlog and separate from the Timms Review.

The share of face-to-face assessments will rise, with those for PIP climbing from 6% in 2024 (57,000) to 30% of all ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced in the Pathways to Work Green Paper that it would be “abolishing the Work Capability Assessment (WCA)” and that following this, eligibility to the ...

Major changes to disability benefits assessments are set to come into place from next month as the DWP brings in new providers to oversee a new system. From September, the way Personal Independence ...

Currently, the interval between PIP award reviews can be as short as nine months and the majority of people do not experience ...

The Department for Work and Pensions is recruiting pharmacists and speech therapists to carry out Personal Independence Payment assessments - as well as the Work Capability Assessment for those on ...