Written questions

Social Security Benefits

Commons · Question 97238 · Tabled 4 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 5 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department’s current forecast is for its staffing requirements in benefit processing centres for the next financial year.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 5 Jan 2026

The Department continually impacts and assesses the service being offered to customers. Staff numbers are reviewed on an ongoing basis, in line with the latest economic and benefit forecasts.