Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many assessments Maximus completed within the first year of that company's employment and support allowance contract.
In Year 1 (1 March 2015 – 29 February 2016) of their contract, Centre for Health Disability Assessments (CHDA) delivered a total of 792,302 Work Capability Assessments and 111,720 other assessments. For Year 2, the number of assessments completed overall by CHDA increased to 945,343 and 108,943 respectively. CHDA is a MAXIMUS Company.