Written question asked by Sharon Hodgson (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 May 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 May 2018. It was answered by Sarah Newton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 9 May 2018 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Employment and Support Allowance
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Written Statement of 15 March 2018, on Employment and Support Allowance, whether her Department has recruited the 400 new members of staff to assist with correcting underpayments that may have occurred as a result of how a proportion of Incapacity Benefit claims were transitioned to Employment and Support Allowance between 2011 and 2014.
- Answer
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There are currently 400 people deployed on delivering the Incapacity Benefit Reassessment Legal Entitlements and Administrative Process (IBR LEAP) work within the Employment and Support Allowance division.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 140004
- Session
- 2017-19
- Related items
- Subjects
- Department for Work and Pensions Incapacity benefit Recruitment Employment and support allowance Underpayments
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- 2018-05-09 14:35:43 +0100
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