A question on #UniversalCredit #MedicalExaminations tabled by Steve Darling on 19-06-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Universal Credit: Medical Examinations
Question ID: 1814444
UIN: 61269
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-19
Asking Member ID: 5066
Asking Member display name: Steve Darling
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Steve Darling
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria her Department plans to use to determine when to end Universal Credit reassessments for people who are incapable of ever working.
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Date answered: 2025-06-24
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 163
Answering Member display name: Sir Stephen Timms
Answering Member handle: stephenctimms
Answering Member Twitter reference: @stephenctimms
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Answer text: Subject to Parliamentary approval, the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill legislates that those who meet the Severe Conditions Criteria (SCC) will not be called for reassessment for Universal Credit (UC). The Severe Conditions Criteri...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true