§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a statement on progress with the pilots for Personal Capacity Assessment. [118242]
§ Mr. BayleyThe Personal Capability Assessment replaced the All Work Test on 3 April. From that date, and initially only for people in the 12 ONE pilot areas, the examining doctor will produce not only a report on the claimant's incapacity, to inform the decision on benefit entitlement, but also a separate "capability report" with advice on what the person can do despite their medical24W condition and about assistance, such as workplace adaptations, that may enable them to work. These reports will be used by Personal Advisers to help claimants who want to plan a return to work. The new process is still at a very early stage but some feedback is available from the initial voluntary pilots that began last December, where claimants who wished to participate had a Capability Report prepared. The early indications are that the information in the reports is helpful to claimants and their Personal Advisers.