Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
(asked on 24th February 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unannounced visits his Department conducted to PIP face-to-face assessment centres in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.
This question was answered on 2nd March 2026
The department undertakes visits to Personal Independence Payment assessment centres for a range of reasons, including performance and operational oversight, contractual assurance activity, and estates‑related checks.
The department does not centrally record whether such visits are announced or unannounced. Therefore, the information requested on the number of unannounced visits undertaken in 2024 or 2025 is not available.