Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment
(asked on 27th January 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit Work Capability Assessments were undertaken in each month since August 2025 for (a) new and (b) existing claimants.
This question was answered on 5th March 2026
The number of Universal Credit Work Capability Assessments undertaken in each month from August 2025 to December 2025 for a) new and b) existing claimants can be found in the table below:
| Aug 25 | Sep 25 | Oct 25 | Nov 25 | Dec 25 |
(a) New | 37,000 | 43,000 | 42,000 | 38,000 | 31,000 |
(b) Existing | 2,300 | 2,800 | 5,600 | 3,200 | 3,400 |
Please note: the volumes in the tables above have been rounded up to the nearest 1000/100.