Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 75514

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

Tabled: 5 September 2025
Answered: 29 September 2025
Named Day

Question

Helen Whately

ConservativeFaversham and Mid Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many additional staff have been employed to carry out face-to-face PIP assessments since July 2024.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The number of additional health professionals (HPs) employed to conduct face-to-face Personal Independence Payments (PIP) assessments is not held. This is because the data cannot be split to show the HPs recruited to deliver a specific type of assessment ...

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