Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people who have ten year personal independence awards have had a planned intervention in advance of the original end date of their claim in each of the last two years.

Reviews of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) awards, which can be paid at one of eight rates, are a key part of the benefit and ensure that claimants continue to receive the correct level of support. Planned interventions take place up to one year before an award is due to expire. PIP was introduced in April 2013, therefore no claimants in receipt of 10 year awards have yet received a planned intervention.