Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 60928

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 26 June 2025

Question

Jo Platt

Labour (Co-op)Leigh and Atherton

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to ensure that the reintroduction of face-to-face benefit assessments does not negatively impact veterans with PTSD or mobility impairments.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
We already undertake a number of face-to-face benefit assessments. However, as announced in Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, we intend to do more while preserving alternative health assessment channels t...

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