PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations (26 January 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that claimants receive the correct benefit award after their assessment without requiring a mandatory reconsideration or tribunal.

Asked by:
Darren Jones (Labour)

The Department’s aim is to make the right decision as early as possible in the claim journey. We have made improvements to our decision-making processes to ensure that people get the support they are entitled to as quickly as possible, because decision makers can better gather relevant additional evidence earlier in the process.

Answered by:
Chloe Smith (Conservative)
4 February 2022