Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in Gower constituency had personal independence payments overturned as a result of an appeal hearing 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 an appeal tribunal hearing, in the Gower constituency by the financial year of the initial decision.
Table 1
Financial Year of Initial Decision | Appeals Overturned at Tribunal Hearing | % PIP Decisions Overturned at Tribunal Hearing | All Initial |
2013/14 | . | 1% | 80 |
2014/15 | 50 | 5% | 1,080 |
2015/16 | 60 | 6% | 870 |
2016/17 | 160 | 8% | 1,920 |
2017/18 | 40 | 5% | 760 |
2018/19 | 40 | 6% | 580 |
2019/20 | 40 | 6% | 730 |
2020/21 | 20 | 4% | 610 |
2021/22 | 30 | 4% | 720 |
2022/23 | 30 | 2% | 1,100 |
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 an appeal tribunal hearing, in the Gower constituency by the financial year of the AR or CoC decision.
Table 2
Financial Year of AR and CoC | Appeals Overturned at Tribunal Hearing | % PIP Decisions Overturned at Tribunal Hearing | All ARs and CoCs |
2016/17 | 10 | 5% | 240 |
2017/18 | 30 | 7% | 370 |
2018/19 | 30 | 5% | 600 |
2019/20 | 10 | 2% | 490 |
2020/21 | . | 1% | 560 |
2021/22 | . | 1% | 510 |
2022/23 | . | 1% | 590 |
Please note: