Work Capability Assessment
(asked on 4th September 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on contracts for delivering work capability assessments in the last year.
This question was answered on 12th September 2017
In 2016/17 the Department spent £177.5m on ESA and related Work Capability Assessments. This figure covers the direct cost of delivering work capability assessments, the medical assessments undertaken for other benefits, costs relating to written and verbal medical advice, fixed overheads, administrative costs, investment in new technology and other service improvements.