Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 23 January 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he takes to ensure that there are not discrepancies between the number of people (a) paid employment and support allowance and (b) the number that work capability providers are paid to assess.
There is no direct connection between having an assessment and being paid employment and support allowance.
DWP validates all claims for payment by the assessment provider by selecting a representative sample of cases and checking against its own records to confirm the validity of that payment.
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