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Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

Asked by Helen WhatelyConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 29 September 2025UIN 75514

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many additional staff have been employed to carry out face-to-face PIP assessments since July 2024.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The number of additional health professionals (HPs) employed to conduct face-to-face Personal Independence Payments (PIP) assessments is not held. This is because the data cannot be split to show the HPs recruited to deliver a specific type of assessment and the majority of the suppliers have multi-skilled HPs who deliver across multiple channels.

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