Question follow-through · 7613
Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has been made in clearing the waiting list of Work Capability Assessments for existing Universal Credit claimants awaiting reassessment; and whether there are plans to increase the number
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 8 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 16 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has been made in clearing the waiting list of Work Capability Assessments for existing Universal Credit claimants awaiting reassessment; and whether there are plans to increase the number
10 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Jun 2026
Answer published
The number of outstanding claimants awaiting Work Capability Assessment (WCA) reassessment has been significantly reduced, with 97% of pre-May 2025 cases now cleared. The remaining reassessments continue to be progressed, and we expect processing times to...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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