Legal background Removing the work-related activity component in employment and support allowance and the limited capability for work element in universal credit
The existing legislation which makes provision for the work-related activity component in employment and support allowance (ESA) and the limited capability for work element in universal credit (UC) is:
for ESA, Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007; and
for UC, Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.