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Written question asked by Laura Pidcock (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 March 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 March 2019 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 11 March 2019. A substantive answer was provided by Sarah Newton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 March 2019 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many home consultations were (a) requested, (b) granted and (c) refused for work capability assessments for universal credit claimants in the last 12 months.

Answer

Information is not held on the number of home Work Capability Assessments (a) requested or (c) refused for Universal Credit claimants in the last 12 months.

However, I can confirm that over 1,000 home Work Capability Assessments for Universal Credit claimants were (b) granted in the last 12 months.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
229234
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Work capability assessment Universal credit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk