Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional (a) resources and (b) funding her Department has been allocated to process back-dated claims for employment support allowance.

The report published by the National Audit Office, published March 2018, clearly sets out what resources and funding we have allocated to this process. The relevant information can be found at paragraphs 2.17 and 2.19:

https://www.nao.org.uk/report/investigation-into-errors-in-employment-and-support-allowance/