Sentence examples for for work capability from inspiring English sources

An earlier version described the assessments as being for "work capability" or "fit for work".

He was protesting at the way for work capability assessments were organised.

One clinically depressed man had his benefits sanctioned when he didn't attend an assessment for work capability because he didn't have the bus fare to get there.

He added: "We are bringing in a new provider and a new contract for work capability assessments to deliver the best possible service for claimants, increase the number of assessments and reduce waiting times".

The response rate was higher for work capability (n=651, overall response rate: 96.9%), as non-responders were contacted by phone and asked about this specific item.

At the end of 2013, Steve had to use the food bank for the second time: he was suffering from severe anxiety but was caught in the backlog for out-of-work sickness benefits, and had to wait a year for his Work Capability Assessment (WCA) – the test the Department for Work and Pensions uses to judge whether someone is "fit for work".

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said: "Atos were appointed the sole provider for delivering work capability assessments by the previous government.

Some of the variables, for instance, work capability and collision severity, were dichotomised, leading to reduction of variation and loss of power.

Paralympic organisers have defended the sponsorship of the games by Atos, the multinational company whose UK healthcare arm is responsible for delivering controversial "work capability" tests for hundreds of thousands of disabled people on sickness benefit.

Ask Atos, the company responsible for executing the work capability assessment (WCA), or the Department for Work and Pensions, which defines how the WCA is conducted, and they will tell you that they have no targets for the number of people who pass.

Mike Penning, the minister for disabled people, said: "The previous government appointed Atos as the sole provider for carrying out work capability assessments and since then we have carried out several independent reviews and made significant improvements to the assessment.