Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people missed their appointment for a personal independence payment assessment in the last 12 months; and what proportion of all such assessments that figure represents.

Between November 1^st 2016 and October 31^st 2017, 42,380 claimants who were referred for a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment failed to attend their assessment.

This accounted for 5% of all claims which were referred for assessment.

Data is taken from the PIP computer system’s management information and covers PIP assessments where the initial decision was made between 1^st November 2016 and 31^st October 2017, the latest date for which published data is available. Figures include new claims and DLA (Disability Living Allowance) to PIP reassessment claims made under PIP Normal Rules.