Work Capability Assessment: Appeals

(asked on 14th April 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the total number of work capability assessments overturned on appeal.


Answered by
Chloe Smith Portrait
Chloe Smith
This question was answered on 22nd April 2022

Information on appeal tribunal outcomes in relation to Employment Support Allowance Work Capability Assessments (WCA) is available on Stat-Xplore.

https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/

Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here:

User Guide

Similar information on appeals for Universal Credit WCA is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

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