Personal Capability Assessment

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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.

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Personal Capability Assessment canonical 1

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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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Incapacity Benefit → assessmentMethod → Personal Capability Assessment ⓘ