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Work Capability Assessment: Terminal Illnesses

Asked by Ian ByrneLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 29 April 2025UIN 46881

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people with a terminal illness who do not have a claim under the Special Rules for Terminal Illness will be exempt from work-related activity requirements following the abolition of the Work Capability Assessment.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

We are currently consulting on how we should determine which individuals or groups of individuals should be exempt from the requirement to participate in conversations or any work-related requirements following the abolition of the Work Capability Assessment.

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