Work Capability Assessment

(asked on 17th November 2014) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how long on average people wait for work capability assessments; and which government regions are experiencing the longest waiting times.


Answered by
Mark Harper Portrait
Mark Harper
Secretary of State for Transport
This question was answered on 26th November 2014

The median time from receipt of the ESA50 questionnaire to the completion of the work capability assessment for the period from May 2010 to December 2013, was 74 days (latest data available for new claims to ESA). The regions experiencing the longest waiting times are London and Southern England.

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