Personal Independence Payment

(asked on 9th February 2023) - View Source
Questioner
Judith Cummins Portrait
Judith Cummins
(Labour - Bradford South)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants have had their Personal Independence Payments reduced in the last year following (a) a telephone consultation and (b) an in-person assessment.

Answered by
Tom Pursglove Portrait
Tom Pursglove
Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
This question was answered on 20th February 2023

Table (a) shows the number of claimants of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) who had an Award Review by telephone or in person between November 2021 and October 2022 who had their award decreased or disallowed.

Table (a) – claimants who had their award reduced at in-person or telephone assessment

Volume

In person

1600

Telephone

15400

Source: PIP Atomic Data Store (ADS)

Notes:

  • This is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision;
  • Figures are rounded to the nearest 100;
  • Figures are for England and Wales only;
  • Figures include planned Award Reviews and unplanned Change of Circumstance reviews; and
  • This data includes initial decisions only, and does not include mandatory reconsiderations or appeals.

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