Choose from the options above for details of regulations and case law relating to the work capability assessment. You can search by activity, issue or health condition to find out more about the legal framework and how the Upper Tribunal has interpreted the law.

Wcainfo helps advisers assisting people to make a new claim for benefit on the basis of their incapacity for work, and challenging decisions to refuse, or award a lower rate of, the benefit.

Note: The government is currently considering how to implement proposals outlined in the Pathways to Work Green Paper Consultation, that include the abolition of the work capability assessment with effect from 2028, instead linking entitlement to the universal credit health element to eligibility for the daily living component of PIP, and replacing contributory ESA with a new non-means-tested benefit that is time-limited for everyone.

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