Question follow-through · 51603
Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason her Department's consultation on the Health and Disability Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, does not include proposals to (a) abolish the Work Capability Assessment, (b) freeze t
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 12 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 May 2025
- Answer
- 20 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason her Department's consultation on the Health and Disability Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, does not include proposals to (a) abolish the Work Capability Assessment, (b) freeze t
14 May 2025
Target answer date
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20 May 2025
Answer published
The Pathways to Work Green Paper set out our plans and proposals for reform to health and disability benefits and employment support. This includes urgently needed reforms to PIP eligibility and Universal Credit rates that are not subject to consultation ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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