Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 86283

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

Tabled: 29 October 2025

Answered: 7 November 2025

Question

Neil O'Brien

Conservative — Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people claiming Personal Independence Payments had their award assessed through (a) a telephone consultation, (b) an in person assessment, (c) a paper based assessment an

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

Management information on the number and proportion of Personal Independence Payments assessments by channel is published in Table 2.32 of the Pathways to Work: Evidence pack: Chapter 2 reforming the structure - GOV.UK. Telephone and video channels have o...

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