Revising health assessments for disability benefits

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 24 May 2023 Closed: 8 Mar 2024 Parliament page
In 2021-22 the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) spent £63.1 billion on a range of benefits to support people with a disability or health condition. This includes Personal Independence Payments, Employment and Support Allowance and certain Universal Credit payments. DWP undertakes a health assessment of the claimant to decide … Read more
11 Recommendations
20 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
1 Letter
1 Event
Activity timeline 5 events
8 Mar
2024
Report published
29 Nov
2023
Report published
19 Sep
2023
Correspondence
6 Jul
2023
Oral evidence
6 Jul
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
6 Jul 2023
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Revising health assessments for disability benefits
James Bolton · Department for Work and Pensions Katie Farrington · Department for Work and Pensions Peter Schofield CB · Department for Work and Pensions
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report - Revising health assessments for disability benefi… HC 79 29 Nov 2023 31 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
1 Conclusion Acknowledged
Third Report - Revising health ass…
Committee scrutinises Health Transformation Programme evidence from DWP and external stakeholders.
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department for Work & Pensions (the Department) about the Health Transformation Programme (the Programme).1 We also received and considered written evidence from organisations … Read more
Government Response
The government notes the Committee’s conclusion regarding its evidence-gathering process for the Health Transformation Programme.
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10 Recommendation Acknowledged
Third Report - Revising health ass…
Health Transformation Areas are testing radical changes in health assessment service delivery.
The Department plans to complete the Programme by 2029 with the launch of a new health assessment service. This will require the Department to develop both a new digital system and an operational service to process claims, which both need … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees with the recommendation, stating that FAS contracts contain levers to enable supplier involvement, including test and learn activity and expansion of the new Health Assessment Service (HAS), with suppliers incentivized through partnership and gainshare. It will develop a future health commercial strategy from 2024 to replace services in 2029.
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Government Response AI assessment · 30 of 11 classified
Accepted 19
Acknowledged 2
Rejected 9
Total 11 recs + 20 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
19 Sep 2023 Correspondence from James Bolton, Senior Responsible Owner, Health Transformation Programme, Department for Work and Pensions, re DWP follow up to the Public Accounts Committee Hearing on Revising Health Assessments for Disability Benefits 6 July 2023, dated 20 July 2023
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