Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 197816

Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

Tabled: 5 September 2023
Answered: 11 September 2023

Question

Vicky Foxcroft

LabourLewisham North

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of assessors employed by contractors to carry out (a) Personal Independence Payment and (b) work capability assessments in the latest period for which

Answer

As of 31 July 2023, the number of health professionals (HPs) employed by Capita and Independent Assessment Services to carry out Personal Independence Payment assessments was 3,900. The number of HPs employed by Centre for Health and Disability Assessment...

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