Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of claimants for Personal Independence Payments were initially turned down and were successful on appeal in Warwick and Leamington constituency in the latest period for which data is available.

For Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims in the Warwick and Leamington parliamentary constituency, where the initial decision was made from 1^st July 2021 to 30^th June 2022 (the latest period for which data is available):

- 380 claims were disallowed at initial clearance post assessment; and

- Of these, 10 claims were then lapsed or overturned at appeal, 3% of initial disallowance decisions.

Please note:

- Figures are rounded to the nearest 10;

- Percentages are rounded to the nearest 1%;

- Figures are unpublished and may be subject to future revisions;

- These figures include initial decisions following assessment for PIP new claims and reassessments from 01 July 2021 to 30 June 2022, the latest date for which published data is available;

- Initial disallowance decisions following a PIP assessment reflect outcomes prior to any Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) and appeal action. They do not include Award Review or Change of Circumstance decisions, or decisions prior to an assessment being completed;

- These figures include appeal decisions up to 30 September 2022, the latest date for which published data is available. Note that more appeals could be made and completed after September 2022, so numbers could go up as it can take some time for an appeal to be lodged and then cleared after the initial decision;

- A lapsed appeal is where DWP changed the decision in the customer’s favour after an appeal was lodged but before it was heard at tribunal; and

- The appeal figures will include some decisions which are changed at a Mandatory Reconsideration, where the claimant continues to appeal for a higher PIP award, are then changed again at appeal.