Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with Parkinson’s disease who previously received the (a) higher rate mobility component and (b) higher rate care component under disability living allowance received (i) a lower rate of award or (ii) no award following reassessment for personal independence payments in the latest period for which figures are available.
The table below shows the number of claimants with Parkinson’s disease who received higher rate mobility or higher rate care awards under DLA but who, following reassessment to PIP, received a standard or nil award.
Table: DLA to PIP Reassessment outcomes for claimants with Parkinson’s disease
| Outcome Following Reassessment to PIP | |
Award Received Under DLA | Standard Rate of Award | No Award |
Higher Rate Care Component | 190 | 90 |
Higher Rate Mobility Component | 500 | 430 |
Source: PIP Computer System claimant records and DLA Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study claimant data (1st October 2013 to 31st October 2017)
Notes:
1. PIP Reassessment outcome shows the outcome of the first DWP decision on each reassessment claim (i.e. they reflect outcomes prior to any reconsideration appeal action and award review), where that decision was made between 1st October 2013 and 31st October 2017.
2. For each individual who has a PIP reassessment outcome their PIP entitlement has been compared to their DLA entitlement at the time of their PIP reassessment registration.
3. Main disabling condition used is the disability recorded on the DLA administrative system for each individual. This is used because disability information is recorded on the PIP computer systems only for the group of cases who have a PIP assessment report.
4. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which their entitlement decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics. It is possible that a reassessment claim could have a different main disabling condition recorded on the DLA and PIP systems.
5. Figures include reassessment outcomes for individuals who were aged between 16 and 64 on 8th April 2013, and include both PIP Normal Rules and Special Rules for the Terminally Ill claims.
6. Figures exclude withdrawn cases.
7. The definition of “Parkinson’s disease” includes a small number of claimants who have “Parkinson’s syndrome”.
9. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.
10. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
11. Great Britain only.