Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential financial impact of proposed changes to the Work Capability Assessment on disabled people.

The consultation closed on Monday 30 October. Over 1300 individuals and organisations submitted a response and 14 public consultation events were held, both face-to-face across Great Britain, and virtually.

The department has developed estimates of the number of claimants impacted across the range of options that were considered in the Work Capability Assessment consultation.

We will continue to refine these estimates as responses are considered following the end of the consultation period.