Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

(asked on 24th October 2014) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what payments were made in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14 in compensation for delays to claimants arising from the Atos assessment process (a) nationwide and (b) in the Stoke-on-Trent area; what steps he is taking to ensure that no further such delays are incurred; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
Mark Harper Portrait
Mark Harper
This question was answered on 29th October 2014

My response relates to Work Capability Assessments.

The reasons for making special payments are not routinely recorded and to provide the requested information would incur disproportionate cost.

We are continuing to work closely with Atos under the current contract and process claims as quickly as possible. DWP’s aim is to continually improve the Work Capability Assessment process and help bring down waiting times for claimants.

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