Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of appeals against awards of personal independence payments to residents of (a) East Dunbartonshire, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK to date have resulted in (a) an increase and (b) no increase in the award.
PIP data is collated at GB (England, Scotland and Wales only) rather than UK level.
The Department only holds data on PIP awards changed and unchanged at appeal. Therefore the awards changed may include a very small number of appeals where the award may have reduced.
The table below shows the proportion of appeals against awards of Personal Independent Payment where the award was changed and unchanged at appeal for East Dunbartonshire, Scotland and Great Britain.
| Award changed at appeal | Award unchanged at appeal |
East Dunbartonshire | 69% | 31% |
Scotland | 69% | 31% |
GB | 74% | 26% |