Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed by her Department as decision makers with responsibility for making decisions on mandatory reconsideration requests for (a) employment support allowance, (b) personal independence payment and (c) universal credit claims on (i) 31 December 2018 and (ii) 31 December 2019.

The full-time equivalent (FTE) information below refers to Decision Makers (EOs) and does not include any associated AO administration activities.

December 2018:

ESA MRs 180.70 FTE

PIP MRs 485.80 FTE

UC MRs 55.40 FTE

TOTAL 721.90 FTE

December 2019:

ESA MRs 115.86 FTE

PIP MRs 510.68 FTE

UC MRs 289.14 FTE

TOTAL: 915.47 FTE