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Mounting evidence of assessment crisis, as DWP halts WCA reassessments
By John Pring on 24th February 2022
Delays and backlogs across the assessment system have even led to DWP refusing to carry out any repeat work capability assessments (WCAs) for claimants already receiving universal credit (UC) who need a higher level of support.
Now DNS has heard of serious backlogs within the WCA system, despite DWP’s refusal to publish official WCA figures for claimants claiming UC.
Zeeta Osborn, from Hastings, has been waiting for a year for a new WCA, but has been told by DWP that it is not currently offering repeat assessments to those already receiving UC, and is only booking assessments for new claimants.
She was told last week on her UC online journal – a message DNS has seen –
that DWP “are still working on new claims and the reassessments will not be taking place for foreseeable”.