Now that there are four different companies - Capita, Igneus, Maximus and Serco - providing work capability assessments and PIP assessments, we’d like to hear about your experiences of dealing with them, so that other claimants can know what to expect.

Everything including:

  • are letters from them clear and detailed;
  • can you can get through on the phone,
  • do they offer face-to-face assessments at a nearby and accessible location,
  • can you easily change the date or assessment type,
  • are assessors courteous,
  • are assessments accurate.

Whatever you want to share with us that you think would be of interest to other claimants, you can post in the comments section below.

Remember to tell us which assessment provider you dealt with and whether it was a PIP assessment or a work capability assessment for universal credit or employment and support allowance..

You can post anonymously, but please bear in mind that comments are moderated before being published and they may not be published, or may be edited, if we are concerned they could lead to legal action being taken against us.

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    SEdwards · 6 hours ago
    Yesterday I called Serco to arrange for a PIP Assessment to be recorded and available. My first call did not connect properly and the woman could not hear me at all (I also had no music while waiting). On redial the chap heard me ok, but only after he did something his end. Arranging for the recording to be ‘set up’ was easy enough, and apparently I will be able to access it (but I don’t know how yet). Waiting times were a few minutes.

    Recording is not automatic, per the Haas-Serco website you must pre book it.
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    James h · 7 hours ago
    I will let you know this time next year when maximus calls me in for wca for universal credit they doing assessments in an Argos store now I hope for lcwra but lcw would do as long as I get 2 years keep it going bit longer this time it’s being recorded 
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    Bud · 7 hours ago
    The letters from Capita were clear & easy to understand.
    I always got through on the phone within a few minutes.
    They offered me a face-to-face assessment, fairly local. 
    I was able to change my assessment to a telephone assessment.  The date was bought forward due to this, which I happily agreed to. 
    Both assessors were fine.
    Assessments were accurate up to a point.  But I believe that due to assessors doing so many assessments, it can get confusing, & this doesn’t always work to our advantage. 
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    Jon · 8 hours ago
    I was interviewed on two occasions by capita once was successfully the second time received zero points lost pip but 9 months later won my pip back at court
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