Personal Independence Payment

(asked on 3rd February 2016) - View Source
Questioner
Cat Smith Portrait
Cat Smith
(Labour - Lancaster and Wyre)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Atos or Capita have (a) targets or (b) guidelines for the number or proportion of personal independence payment applications which are successful.

Answered by
Justin Tomlinson Portrait
Justin Tomlinson
This question was answered on 9th February 2016

Providers have no targets or guidelines relating to the outcome of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) applications. Atos and Capita supply the Department with an assessment report on PIP claimants; They do not determine the suitability of that claimant for the benefit. That is decided by Departmental Decision Makers.

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