Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of personal independence payment (PIP) claimants who have (i) reduced their hours worked and (ii) ceased employment fully as a result of being reassessed for the lower rate of PIP mobility support.

No such estimate has been made. Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can be paid to disabled people irrespective of their employment status and, as such, no details of an individual’s employment status are gathered during the course of their claim or award.

The majority of people reassessed from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP will continue to have their mobility needs supported through the enhanced or standard rate mobility component. People with a health condition or disability, who require additional support getting to and from work, can apply for an Access to Work grant.