Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of constituents in Gower constituency have had their personal independence payments overturned as a result of mandatory reconsideration in each year for which data is available.
Table 1 shows the number and percentage of initial decision awards for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) that were changed after a Mandatory Reconsideration (MR), in the Gower constituency by the financial year of the initial decision.
Table 1
Financial Year of Initial Decision | PIP Decisions Changed after MR | % PIP Decisions Changed after MR | All Initial |
2013/14 | 10 | 7% | 80 |
2014/15 | 50 | 5% | 1,080 |
2015/16 | 40 | 5% | 870 |
2016/17 | 100 | 5% | 1,920 |
2017/18 | 30 | 3% | 760 |
2018/19 | 10 | 2% | 580 |
2019/20 | 50 | 7% | 730 |
2020/21 | 60 | 10% | 610 |
2021/22 | 50 | 7% | 720 |
2022/23 | 30 | 3% | 1,100 |
2023/24 | 10 | 3% | 230 |
Table 2 shows the number and percentage of Award Reviews (AR) and Change of Circumstances (CoC) awards for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) that were changed after a Mandatory Reconsideration (MR), in the Gower constituency by the financial year of the AR or CoC decision.
Table 2
Financial Year of AR and CoC | PIP Decisions Changed after MR | % PIP Decisions Changed after MR | All ARs and CoCs |
2016/17 | 10 | 5% | 240 |
2017/18 | 10 | 2% | 370 |
2018/19 | 30 | 6% | 600 |
2019/20 | 40 | 8% | 490 |
2020/21 | 40 | 6% | 560 |
2021/22 | 20 | 4% | 510 |
2022/23 | 20 | 3% | 590 |
2023/24 | 10 | 6% | 200 |
Please note: