Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for personal independence payment have been refused to date.

The available data on the number of claims and decisions made up to 28 March 2014 has been published and is available from:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/317425/pip-statistical-release-june-2014.pdf.

Between 8 April 2013 and 28 March 2014, 34,300 claims to personal independence payment had been disallowed.

Notes:

Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.

Figures do not include claims withdrawn prior to a decision.