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1675616
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Disability: Poverty more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposals set out in the Government Response to the Work Capability Assessment: Activities and Descriptors Consultation, published on 22 November 2023, on trends in the level of disabled people in poverty. more like this
tabling member constituency Motherwell and Wishaw more like this
tabling member printed
Marion Fellows remove filter
uin 5350 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-12-12more like thismore than 2023-12-12
answer text <p>It is not possible to produce a robust estimate of the impact of the changes to Work Capability Assessments on levels of poverty for disabled people or people with or health conditions. The overall financial impacts of these measures on individuals have been considered in taking decisions on the Work Capability Assessment (WCA), alongside consideration of the responses to the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Budget Responsibility have published their assessment of the numbers that they expect to be affected by the changes and HMT have also published the impacts in their policy costing note that accompanies the Autumn Statement. We aim to publish an Impact Assessment in due course.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-12-12T15:12:09.983Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-12T15:12:09.983Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
4440
label Biography information for Marion Fellows more like this
1675617
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Disability: Benefits Rules more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government's response to the Work Capability Assessment: activities and descriptors consultation, what estimate he has made of the proportion of consultation responses that were in favour of any of the proposals. more like this
tabling member constituency Motherwell and Wishaw more like this
tabling member printed
Marion Fellows remove filter
uin 5351 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-12-13more like thismore than 2023-12-13
answer text <p>We carefully considered the Work Capability Assessment consultation responses and feedback from our public events and engagement. We received over 1,300 written responses, including from disabled people and people with health conditions, as well as the organisations that represent and support them.</p><p>We do not have an estimate of the proportion that were in favour of any of the proposals.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-12-13T14:10:00.073Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-13T14:10:00.073Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
4440
label Biography information for Marion Fellows more like this
1675618
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Work Capability Assessment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether income-related ESA claimants who are re-assessed upon moving to Universal Credit through Managed Migration after 2025 will be subject to the existing or new Work Capability Assessment. more like this
tabling member constituency Motherwell and Wishaw more like this
tabling member printed
Marion Fellows remove filter
uin 5352 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-12-11more like thismore than 2023-12-11
answer text <p>There is no automatic referral for reassessment for customers at the point that they move from Employment Support Allowance (ESA) to Universal Credit (UC). If a customer has an existing ESA Work Capability Assessment decision, they will not be required to have another assessment in order to get the health-related additions of Universal Credit, unless their health condition has changed.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds more like this
answering member printed Jo Churchill more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-12-11T17:34:09.637Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-11T17:34:09.637Z
answering member
4380
label Biography information for Jo Churchill more like this
tabling member
4440
label Biography information for Marion Fellows more like this
1675620
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Work Capability Assessment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the scorecard set out in the Autumn Statement document for the reform of the Work Capability Assessment descriptors takes into account the planned implementation of the Health and Disability White Paper for new claimants from 2026-27. more like this
tabling member constituency Motherwell and Wishaw more like this
tabling member printed
Marion Fellows remove filter
uin 5354 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-12-12more like thismore than 2023-12-12
answer text <p>The impact of the planned reforms set out in the Health and Disability White Paper has not yet been scored by the Office for Budget Responsibility. Therefore, the impact of the changes to the Work Capability Assessment announced at Autumn Budget do not include the impact of the White Paper reforms.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys more like this
answering member printed Paul Maynard more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-12-12T13:04:06.033Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-12T13:04:06.033Z
answering member
3926
label Biography information for Paul Maynard more like this
tabling member
4440
label Biography information for Marion Fellows more like this