Universal Credit: Coronavirus

(asked on 1st December 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants have not received a decision on their universal credit claim because they require a face-to-face work capability assessment.


Answered by
Justin Tomlinson Portrait
Justin Tomlinson
This question was answered on 7th December 2020

No claimants have not received a decision on their Universal Credit (UC) claim because they require a face to face Work Capability Assessment (WCA).

UC claimants do not have to wait for a WCA before they can be awarded UC. Depending on the outcome of the WCA, some UC claimants may then be entitled to an additional amount.

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