Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 45442

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

Tabled: 8 April 2025
Answered: 23 April 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Labour — Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to (a) increase in-person assessments and (b) uphold claimants' rights to (i) fair treatment and (ii) reasonable adjustments.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
As announced in Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, we will be carrying out more face-to-face assessments while continuing to ensure we meet the needs of those who may require a different method of assessme...
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