Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what disability-specific training personal independence payment assessors receive to enable them to understand fluctuating conditions such as ME and epilepsy.

Health Professionals receive comprehensive training in disability analysis which includes a functional evaluation as to how medical conditions and the long-term medical treatment of those conditions affect an individual.

All Health Professionals complete training on neurological conditions including epilepsy/ME during their initial training. They also practice several clinical scenarios involving epilepsy/ME as part of that initial training course. In addition to the introductory training and mentoring support, they also have access and can refer to clinical reports on epilepsy/ME which can be reviewed at any point before during or after an assessment has taken place.