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
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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
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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
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