Find your health assessment provider
Check who your health assessment provider is and how to contact them.
Some benefits need you to have a health assessment.听听
These include:听
- Universal Credit (UC), the assessment is called a Work Capability Assessment听
- Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), the assessment is called a Work Capability Assessment听
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP), if the assessor needs more information听
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit听
The health assessment is usually carried out by a provider on behalf鈥痮f鈥痶he Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).听For some people, the assessment might be carried out by DWP.
If you are unsure who your provider is or need to contact them, check using your area or postcode:
- Northern England and Scotland
- Midlands and Wales
- South West and South Central听
- South East, London and East Anglia
- Northern Ireland
Northern England and Scotland听
Your health assessment provider is Maximus. If you need to discuss your appointment time, .听
Northern England and Scotland includes the following postcodes:听
- AB听
- BB听
- BD听
- BL听
- CA听
- CH2听
- CH3听
- CH41
- CH42听
- CH43听
- CH44听
- CH45听
- CH46听
- CH47听
- CH48听
- CH49听
- CH60听
- CH61听
- CH62听
- CH63听
- CH64听
- CH65听
- CH66听
- CW听
- DD听
- DG听
- DH听
- DL听
- DN听
- EH听
- FK听
- FY听
- G听
- HD听
- HG听
- HS听
- HU听
- HX听
- IV
- KA听
- KW听
- KY
- L听
- LA听
- LS听
- M听
- ML听
- NE
- OL听
- PA听
- PH听
- PR
- S听
- SK听
- SR听
- TD听
- TS听
- WA听
- WF听
- WN听
- YO听
- ZE听
Midlands and Wales听
Your health assessment provider is Capita. If you need to discuss your appointment time,听.
Midlands and Wales includes the following postcodes:听
- B (except B14, B17, B19 and B78 which have PIP assessments provided by DWP)听
- CH1听
- CH4听
- CH5
- CH6听
- CH7听
- CH8听
- CF听
- CV听
- DE听
- DY听
- GL16听
- HR
- LD听
- LE听
- LL听
- LN听
- NG听
- NN听
- NP听
- PE听
- SA听
- ST听
- SY听
- TF听
- WR听
- WS听
- WV听
South West and South Central听
Your health assessment provider is Serco. If you need to discuss your appointment time,听.
South West and South Central includes the following postcodes:听
- AL听
- BA听
- BH听
- BN听
- BS听
- CB听
- DT听
- EX听
- GL1听
- GL2听
- GL3听
- GL4听
- GL5听
- GL6听
- GL7听
- GL8听
- GL9听
- GL10听
- GL11听
- GL12听
- GL13听
- GL14听
- GL15听
- GL17听
- GL18听
- GL19听
- GL29听
- GL50听
- GL51听
- GL52听
- GL53听
- GL54听
- GL55听
- GL56听
- GU听
- HP听
- LU听
- MK听
- OX听
- PL听
- PO听
- RG听
- RH听
- SG听
- SL听
- SN听
- SO听
- SP听
- TA听
- TQ听
- TR听
- WD听
South East, London and East Anglia听
Your health assessment provider is Ingeus. If you need to discuss your appointment time, .听
South East, London and East Anglia includes the following postcodes:听
- BR听
- CM
- CO听
- CR听
- CT听
- DA听
- E 听
- EC听
- EN听
- HA听
- IG听
- IP听
- KT听
- ME听
- N
- NR听
- NW听
- RM听
- SE听
- SM听
- SS听
- SW听
- TN听
- TW听
- UB听
- W听
- WC听
Northern Ireland听
Your health assessment provider is Capita. If you need to discuss your appointment time, .
Northern Ireland includes the following postcodes:听
- BT听
Assessments delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)听
The Department for Work and Pensions is delivering health assessments in some areas.
If your postcode starts with an E or N
If you live in these postcodes your health assessment provider for PIP is DWP:
- E5听
- N2听
- N3听
- N4听
- N6听
If you need to discuss your appointment time, contact Personal Independence Payment.
If you live in these postcodes your health assessment provider for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit is Ingeus. If you need to discuss your appointment time, .听
If your postcode starts with a B
If you live in these postcodes your health assessment provider for PIP is DWP:
- B14听
- B17听
- B19鈥�
- B78听
If you need to discuss your appointment time, contact Personal Independence Payment.
If you live in these postcodes your health assessment provider for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit and Work Capability Assessments (Universal Credit and ESA) is Capita. If you need to discuss your appointment time,听.
Updates to this page
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There have been changes to health assessment providers for the E and N postcodes in South East, London and East Anglia for some benefits. English and Welsh versions of the page have been updated.
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Added details on who to contact if DWP carries out your a health assessment and you need to discuss your appointment time.
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Added links to health assessment providers.
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First published.