Assessing Capacity for Work
This briefing discusses the role of the Work Capability Assessment and its suitability as a gateway to benefit.
Benefits administrationEmployment schemesMental healthSickness, disability and carers' benefits
Briefing
Over the next three years 1.5 million current incapacity benefits claimants will be reassessed for eligibility for Employment and Support Allowance. A key component is a face-to-face functional assessment of an individual’s capabilities, part of the Work Capability Assessment. This briefing discusses the role of the Assessment and its suitability as a gateway to benefit.
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