Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for personal independence payment lodged by people with epilepsy were referred to a tribunal in each of the last three years; and how many of those referrals resulted in (a) an award of benefit where this had previously been refused and (b) an increase in the level of benefit.
The tables below provide information on initial decisions following a Personal Independence Payment assessment for claimants with a primary disabling condition of epilepsy:
Financial year of initial decision | MRs registered | Disallowed at initial decision – award changed at MR | Awarded at initial decision and award changed at MR |
2018-19 | 4,690 | 570 | 370 |
2019-20 | 3,870 | 490 | 670 |
2020-21 (to September) | 1,110 | 180 | 210 |
Financial year of initial decision | Appeals lodged | Disallowed at initial and MR decisions – award changed at tribunal hearing or appeal lapsed | Awarded at initial or MR decision – award changed at tribunal hearing or appeal lapsed |
2018-19 | 2,160 | 980 | 760 |
2019-20 | 1,460 | 430 | 590 |
2020-21 (to September) | 300 | 50 | 80 |
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