questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the cost effectiveness of the outsourcing the (a) assessment and (b) administration of welfare.
answerText: We do not outsource the assessment or administration of social security in any wholesale manner, although some elements of these services are outsourced to third parties.Where these services have been outsourced, each arrangement is subject to individual ...
heading: Department for Work and Pensions: Contracts