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1041585

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement of 20 December 2018, Personal Independence Payment, HCWS 1224, what resources are being redirected from other areas of PIP; and what those other areas are.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	uin	208867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>At the start of the RJ/MH administrative exercise Disability Services redirected a number of experienced people from PIP Reassessments into the administrative exercise. Within PIP those gaps were filled through a combination of recruitment and redeployment from other areas of DWP operations.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the 250 recruited to increase resources, the total number of people redirected onto the administrative exercises was 244.</p><p /> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 21/01/2019 13:25:42 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

972383

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement of 19 January 2018 on Welfare, HCWS414, how many of the 1.6 million personal independence payment cases have been reviewed by her Department to date.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	174060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>As outlined in the Written Statement of 25 June 2018 (HCWS793), my Department is carrying out an administrative exercise to identify anyone who may be entitled to more support under Personal Independence Payment (PIP) as a result of the MH and RJ judgments.</p><p> </p><p>As additionally outlined in the Written Statement of 25 June 2018, I am committed to updating the House regularly and a statement on progress of this exercise will be tabled in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>The administrative cost of the exercise will depend on a number of factors, including the number of cases identified.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 174061 question first answered 09/10/2018 10:44:34 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

972445

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has published new guidance on the 10 yearly light touch review for personal independence payment claimants with severe conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	174062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>In August 2018, we introduced updated guidance for case managers which will ensure that those who receive the highest level of support under Personal Independence Payment, and where their needs are unlikely to change or may get worse, will now receive an ongoing award with a light touch review at the ten year point. A copy of the award period guidance will be placed in the Library.</p><p> </p><p>The light touch review process and guidance itself has not yet been developed, but we aim to do so well in advance of the first such reviews taking place. We intend to consult with stakeholders as part of that process.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 10/10/2018 13:57:19 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

992682

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has set targets for the performance of personal independence payment assessors.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	182085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The contracts awarded for the delivery of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) do not include targets in relation to the performance of individual assessors. The Department has a set of service level agreements setting out the expectations for overall service delivery, which is measured at Provider level rather than by assessor. These include the quality of assessment reports, number of days to provide advice to the Department and evidence of claimant satisfaction. Where assessors fall below the required standards and do not improve, processes are in place to revoke their approval to carry out assessments.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 29/10/2018 11:03:21 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1054635

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department determines that a claimant has a health condition or disability that qualifies them to apply for personal independence payment at the point of (a) testing, (b) diagnosis or (c) treatment.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	216180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>Other than for claims from people who are terminally ill, entitlement to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is on the basis of an assessment of an individual’s needs arising from a long-term health condition or disability, not the health condition or disability itself. The definition of a health condition or disability being long-term is through the application of a three month qualifying period, during which a claimant would have met the PIP entitlement conditions, and a nine month prospective test during which they are expected to meet the entitlement conditions. A diagnosis is not a necessary pre-cursor to a decision although details of any treatment may be taken in to account as part of the assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 12/02/2019 12:07:36 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

983363

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of the introduction of the 20-metre rule on the level of people's eligibility for personal independence payment compared with previous levels of eligibility for disability living allowance.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	uin	176486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The development of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment has been carried out in an iterative, transparent and consultative manner. It was developed in collaboration with a wide range of experts and through comprehensive public consultation.</p><p>The consultation process confirmed there is no consensus across the health and social care community of the perfect measure of mobility and there is no evidence for one particular distance.</p><p>The 20 metre distance was introduced in PIP to distinguish those whose mobility is significantly more limited than others and who face even greater barriers on a day to day basis – those who have the highest need.</p><p> </p><p>There are 104,000 PIP claimants receiving the enhanced rate of mobility who previously were not awarded the higher rate mobility in Disability Living Allowance in the period April 2013 to October 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 176485 question first answered 23/10/2018 16:45:48 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

982600

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to publish the updated guidance on reassessments for personal independence payment claimants with severe or progressive conditions requiring high level support.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	176269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 10 October 2018 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-09-12/174062/" target="_blank">UIN174062</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 16/10/2018 13:33:19 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

984513

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the latest projected end date is for the migration from disability living allowance personal independence payment.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	177293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>We continue to review the pace of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) reassessment activity on a regular basis to make sure that we are striking an appropriate balance between inviting eligible claimants to claim PIP in a timely manner and ensuring the system is working as effectively as possible. Children in receipt of DLA when reaching age 16 will continue to be invited to claim PIP at that point.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 15/10/2018 15:47:48 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

984516

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that staff conducting medical assessments of personal independence payment applicants are qualified to assess people with mental health issues.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
	tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
	uin	177213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>Health Professionals undertaking assessments receive training on how to identify the impact of mental health conditions on claimants. This is followed by on-going professional training and support which continues for the duration of their employment in the role. Providers of assessments periodically engage with organisations / experts to help enhance their training materials.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Mental Health Champions support Health Professionals by providing additional expertise about mental health, cognitive, developmental and learning disabilities and can be referred to at any time during the assessment process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 17/10/2018 14:50:21 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

971614

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking in response to the findings of its report, Personal Independence Payment Claimant Research – Final Report, published in September 2018, to improve the application process for personal independence payment claimants.
	tabling member constituency	Blackburn
	tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
	uin	173586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>We are absolutely committed to improving the overall Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimant experience as this is what claimants rightly expect and deserve. The three waves of research that have been completed, and were published in the PIP Claimant Research – Final Report have provided valuable insights, alongside other sources, to make improvements to the PIP application process.</p><p> </p><p>Here are some of the key improvements we have made to the PIP application process:</p><ul><li>In April 2018 we increased our use of SMS text messages to better keep claimants updated about the progress of their claim</li><li>In April 2018 we launched a series of PIP videos to help claimants better navigate and understand the PIP claims process and the types of supporting evidence to send and;</li><li>In October 2016 (after the wave 1 fieldwork), we published a revised version of the PIP2 questionnaire where the language, style and tone of the form was simplified, and paragraphs were shortened to make it easier to understand and more focused for claimants to complete;</li></ul><p> </p><p>However, I recognise that there is more to do to improve the application process and that is why we will be commissioning independent research to support further improvements to the PIP2 questionnaire. In addition to the independent research, we are also progressing options to video record PIP face-to-face assessments to help increase people’s trust in the assessment process. We have been working over the summer to gather views from claimants, representative bodies and health professionals on video recording in order to inform a live testing pilot later in the year, which will inform wider rollout decisions.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 09/10/2018 10:53:12 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern