Question follow-through · 111439
Work Capability Assessment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the current (a) mean average and (b) longest waiting time for a Work Capability Assessment reassessment.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 6 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 23 Feb 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the current (a) mean average and (b) longest waiting time for a Work Capability Assessment reassessment.
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Department for Work and Pensions is committed to reducing waiting times for claimants awaiting a WCA reassessment. The department is increasing assessment capacity by working with suppliers to expand their workforce, including through accelerated recr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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