Rejected petition Immediately replace ESA Capability for Work Assessments

In April 2016, the new Welfare Secretary said that the WCA had "never worked as intended. The WCA was a mess, it didn't recognise mental health issues and other types of disability".[ DWP FOI releases for May 2016". 12 May 2016

More details

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_Capability_Assessment
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/nov/24/work-capability-assessment-linked-relapses-claimaints-severe-mental-health-problems
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jan/04/gp-atos-work-capability-assessment

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Date submitted 20 August 2016
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