Personal Capability Assessment
E1008878
Personal Capability Assessment is a medical evaluation used in the UK social security system to determine whether a person’s health condition or disability limits their ability to work for benefit entitlement purposes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Personal Capability Assessment canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medical evaluation
ⓘ
work capability assessment ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Department for Work and Pensions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesIn | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
people with disabilities
ⓘ
people with health conditions ⓘ |
| basisOfDecision |
functional assessment descriptors
ⓘ
medical evidence ⓘ |
| component |
medical examination
ⓘ
questionnaire about functional limitations ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| evaluates |
functional limitations
ⓘ
mental capability for work ⓘ physical capability for work ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Work Capability Assessment ⓘ |
| legalContext | UK social security law ⓘ |
| outcome |
fit for work decision
ⓘ
limited capability for work decision ⓘ limited capability for work-related activity decision ⓘ |
| purpose |
assess entitlement to certain social security benefits
ⓘ
determine whether a person’s health condition or disability limits their ability to work ⓘ |
| regulates | access to income-replacement benefits for people unable to work ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Employment and Support Allowance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Incapacity Benefit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | used before full introduction of the Work Capability Assessment ⓘ |
| typeOf | disability assessment for social security benefits ⓘ |
| usedFor |
assessing capability for work
ⓘ
benefit entitlement decisions ⓘ |
| usedIn | UK social security system ⓘ |
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