The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed in the Pathways to Work Green Paper that it plans to "abolish the Work Capability Assessment (WCA)". Following this, eligibility for the new ...

Tens of thousands of benefit claimants are being assessed by the DWP every month after being signed off work. The Department for Work and Pensions is carrying out work capability assessments on an ...

A minister has issued an update on DWP plans following questions from MPs, reports The Express. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) revealed in the Pathways to Work Green Paper that it intends ...

Experts have raised concerns about Universal Credit and other benefits facing disruption due to appointment cancellations. The warning follows a parliamentary inquiry regarding Work Capability ...

Health Care Practitioners undertake the Work Capability Assessment and following this functional assessment make a recommendation to the department. Thereafter, a ...