Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 87358
Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 26 January 2026
Question
Helen Whately
Conservative — Faversham and Mid Kent
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Personal Independence Payment (a) assessments and (b) reassessments were carried out (i) face-to-face, (ii) remotely and (iii) on paper in each month since July 2024.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsIn the recent Autumn Budget, the government reenforced a commitment it made in the Pathways to Work Green Paper, to increase face-to-face assessments for disability benefits. All assessment suppliers have contractual requirements to raise the proportion o...
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