Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions officials in his Department have had with officials in the Department for Health and Social Care on GPs charging fees to individuals with disabilities who require medical letters in order to access benefits.
We do not require claimants to seek medical evidence or letters from their GP. If medical evidence is required from a claimant’s GP, the DWP will request it directly.
GPs are able to charge for letters and reports if claimants request them directly, as this is activity they are not contractually required to undertake.