Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 39339

Personal Independence Payment: Private Sector

Tabled: 18 March 2025
Answered: 24 March 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Labour — Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to take steps to remove the role of the private sector in carrying out (a) PIP assessments and (b) PIP reassessments.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
In September 2024, new five-year contracts for functional health and disability services commenced. In advance of the procurement of these contracts, a delivery model assessment was carried out in line with commercial best practice, which determined that ...
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