WCA - Severe Conditions Criteria

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edited June 2023 in Universal Credit (UC)
Found the following from a DWP report dated July 2021 - is the information still true regarding repeat WCAs or has it been updated since then ?

"People in the Support Group ESA and UC with limited capability for work and work-related activity (LCWRA) who had a WCA from 29 September 2017 will no longer need routine repeat WCAs if that assessment finds that they:

have a severe, lifelong disability, illness or health condition and are unlikely to ever be able to move into work

This is referred to as the Severe Conditions criteria. People who have been assessed since September 2017 have been told if they meet these criteria they will no longer be required to attend routine repeat WCAs.

In November 2020, 130,000 people receiving ESA had met the Severe Conditions criteria. 1,240,000 people receiving ESA had been assessed since the introduction of the criteria. Therefore 10% of people receiving ESA who have been assessed since the introduction of the criteria will no longer need routine repeat WCAs.

120,000 people have met the Severe Conditions criteria at ESA WCAs up to March 2020 "


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