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Work Capability Assessment: Chronic Illnesses

Asked by Steve DarlingLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 22 April 2025UIN 44644

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's Pathways to Work Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, what definition her Department plans to use to identify people with severe lifelong health conditions who will be protected from reassessment.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

We will ensure that those with the most severe, life-long health conditions, who will never be able to work, will see their incomes protected, and that this group will face no future reassessment. We will set out further information on this in due course.

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