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Social Security Benefits

Asked by Matt VickersConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 5 January 2026UIN 97238

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department’s current forecast is for its staffing requirements in benefit processing centres for the next financial year.

Answered by Andrew Western

The Department continually impacts and assesses the service being offered to customers. Staff numbers are reviewed on an ongoing basis, in line with the latest economic and benefit forecasts.

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