Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 2 June 2026.
Vicky Foxcroft
Labour, Lewisham North
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to guidance issued to staff regarding the Right to Try regulations, what checks are in place to ensure that an order made by a decision-maker for a new a) work capability assessment or b) personal independence payment assessment is appropriate.
Stephen Timms
Minister for Equalities (Department for Education), The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions
This Government is committed to giving disabled people and people with health conditions the confidence that working will not trigger a reassessment and a potential loss of benefits.
Under the Right to Try regulations, staff cannot order a new Work Capability Assessment or Personal Independence Payment assessment solely because a claimant has started paid or voluntary work.
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