The Work Capability Assessment is an important part of Universal Credit. It assesses a claimant's ability to work and therefore impacts on any conditionality they may be required to keep as well as determining whether they are entitled to extra UC through the addition of the LCWRA Element.
This E-Learning explains how a claimant gets a WCA, what's involved, the point scoring system and the problems they may encounter along the way...
Aimed at: Housing professionals, and advisers working with benefit claimants.
With a quick final quiz at the end so you can test yourself on what you have learned.
A basic knowledge of Universal Credit is assumed.