Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 42182

Department for Work and Pensions: Contracts

Tabled: 27 March 2025
Answered: 3 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Noah Law

LabourSt Austell and Newquay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the cost effectiveness of the outsourcing the (a) assessment and (b) administration of welfare.

Answer

Andrew Western
We do not outsource the assessment or administration of social security in any wholesale manner, although some elements of these services are outsourced to third parties.Where these services have been outsourced, each arrangement is subject to individual ...

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