Kate Green MP, Shadow Minister for Disabled People, responding to an Independent Review of the Work Capability Assessment showing the time taken to process disability benefits is spiralling under Iain Duncan Smith, said:

“These new figures, which show delays in assessing whether people are capable to work increasing by 20 per cent in the past two years, are further evidence of the increasing chaos under Iain Duncan Smith.

“We need a system that is efficient, fair, high quality, timely and a system that gets people into work and provides the necessary support to those who cannot. Yet under this government, with families facing a cost-of-living crisis, people are spending longer waiting to be assessed, rather than being given the support they need.

“It’s time for Iain Duncan Smith to get a grip of these spiralling delays in his department and deliver a system that is fair and efficient.“