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Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

Asked by Mark GarnierConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 18 March 2026UIN 115367

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP assessment officers there were in each month since January 2025.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The information requested is not held in the format specified.

However, while data on the monthly totals for average health professional (HP) full‑time equivalents (FTEs) working on the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) contracts, and overall HP FTE leavers, is not currently published by the department, we will be sharing this information in a future statistical release.

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