Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 33822
Work Capability Assessment
Tabled: 25 February 2025
Answered: 4 March 2025
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of returning the assessment process for disability and long term sickness benefits in-house.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsDelivery of functional assessments to support health and disability benefit processing has been outsourced by DWP since 1998. New five-year contracts for these services commenced in September 2024. In advance of the procurement of these contracts, a deliv...
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