A DWP minister said claimants will be told what action that will be taken DWP minister Stephen Timms issued an update on benefit assessments (Image: Getty)

The Government has warned benefit claimants they may get a surprise phone call. This relates to claimants who need an assessment, in cases where there is an issue with this being processed. The DWP issued the update after a question from SNP MP Chris Law in Parliamentary about Work Capability Assessments (WCA).

These assessments are intended to determine how severely a person's health condition affects their ability to work, to help work out how much benefit payments they should receive. Mr Law specifically asked about the number of existing claimants waiting for WCA appointments with provider Maximus, and how many peopl

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