However, the work capability assessments tend to be far too dissimilar. A new training course, conducted within the scope of an SNSF-funded study, has helped to reduce the differences.

Citizens Advice said it dealt with 25,000 issues around Work Capability Assessments last year, saying the reforms should make the test "fair, consistent and right first time".

Campaigners have been trying for years to persuade the government that the system for assessing eligibility for sickness benefit is profoundly flawed ...

Work Capability Assessment is a toxic failure – here’s a better way Published: March 13, 2015 2:16am EDT. Ben Baumberg Geiger, University of Kent, Clare Bambra, Durham University, Jon ...

🔊 Listen to Post. The Future of Work Capability Assessments: A Shift Towards a Fairer System. The UK Government is contemplating significant changes to the Work Capability Assessment (WCA), the ...

The work capability assessment categories are designed to determine what activities people can do and how that affects their ability to work. This informs assessors’ decisions on what additional ...

Addressing Parliament, Ms Kendall announced the “work capability assessment” for universal credit – which is used to ...

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) plans to “tighten” work capability assessments in a drive to get more people into work could cause “huge anxiety” and mean “sanctions” for disabled people, ...

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Citizens Advice said it dealt with 25,000 issues around Work Capability Assessments last year, saying the reforms should make the test "fair, consistent and right first time".

The scheme that assesses claimants of disability benefits faces a major overhaul, with ministers promising to extend a "revolution" of getting more people into work. A consultation on reforming ...