Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payment applications were received between April 2015 and October 2016.
Data on the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims received, on a monthly basis since PIP was introduced in April 2013, is regularly published and is available using Stat-Xplore: www.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk. The latest available data is to the end of July 2016. The PIP statistics will next be updated on 14 December with data to the end of October 2016.