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Personal Independence Payment: Applications

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 4 February 2026UIN 108641

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many assessments for Personal Independence Payment were carried out by Capita in person in 2025.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

Capita delivers Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in the Midlands and Wales, and on behalf of the Department for Communities (DfC) in Northern Ireland.

Information relating to the Midlands and Wales is not currently published by DWP; however, we intend to include this data in a future statistical release.

If your query concerns Northern Ireland, responsibility for this information rests with the DfC. This data is not held by DWP.

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