Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP applications disallowed at initial decision were later granted at (a) mandatory reconsideration stage, (b) appeal stage and (c) tribunal stage in each of the last five years.

Table 1 shows the number of individuals not awarded Personal Independence Payment (PIP) at initial decision, and of those who were later granted PIP at mandatory reconsideration (MR) stage, appeal stage before tribunal hearing, and at tribunal stage by the financial year of the initial decision.

Table 1

Table 2 shows the number of individuals not awarded Personal Independence Payment (PIP) at initial decision, and of those who were later granted PIP at mandatory reconsideration (MR) stage, appeal stage but before tribunal hearing, and at tribunal stage in Rhondda Cynon Taff local authority area by the financial year of the initial decision.

Table 2

Please note:

• Figures in Table 1 and Table 2 are rounded to the nearest 10.
• Data for England and Wales (excluding Scotland) has been provided in line with the latest published figures on PIP.
• These figures include initial decisions following assessment for PIP (New Claims and Reassessments) up to 31^st March 2023, the latest date for which published data is available.
• These figures include appeal and mandatory reconsideration outcomes up to 30^th June 2023, the latest date for which published data is available. Note that more appeals could be made and completed after June 2023, so numbers may change as it can take some time for an appeal to be lodged and then cleared after the initial decision.
• Figure provided for the “Number of individuals first awarded PIP at appeal stage” is the number of claims that were awarded via a lapsed appeal after a disallowed initial decision and no change to award at MR.
• 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 a tribunal hearing.