Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applicants have been awarded personal independence payments without going to (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) appeal since the introduction of the benefit.

Information on the number of claimants awarded Personal Independence Payment (PIP) at initial decision is published and can be found using the PIP Clearances dataset in Stat-Xplore which can be accessed as follows:

https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/

Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here:

https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html

Some people awarded PIP at the initial decision continue to Mandatory Reconsideration and appeal to claim a higher PIP award.