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<p>DWP case managers make decisions on all claims based on the PIP2 questionnaire
completed by the claimant, any additional evidence they have submitted, the report
from the assessment provider and any additional information the assessment provider
has requested, for example information from the claimant’s GP.</p><p> </p><p>Up to
31st July 2017, 649,480 claimants underwent a Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) reassessment with Independent Assessment Services
(IAS), previously known as Atos. Of these claimants, 125,680 were disallowed PIP and
523,800 were awarded PIP by the department.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: PIP Computer
System claimant records.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p><del class="ministerial">1. The
figures above are the outcome of the first DWP decision on each reassessment claim
(i.e. prior to any reconsideration, appeal action and award review), where that decision
was a disallowance after the claimant underwent an assessment by Independent Assessment
Services (previously known as Atos).</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">2. Figures
include decisions made between 8th April 2013 and 31st July 2017.</del></p><p><del
class="ministerial">2. Figures include reassessment outcomes for individuals who were
aged between 16 and 64 on 8th April 2013, and include both PIP Normal Rules and Special
Rules for the Terminally Ill claims.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">3. Figures
have been rounded to the nearest 10.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">4. Great
Britain only.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The figures are the outcome of
the first DWP decision on each DLA to PIP reassessment claim assessed under Normal
Rules only, prior to any reconsideration, appeal action and award review, after the
claimant underwent an assessment by IAS. Figures include decisions made between 8th
April 2013 and 31st July 2017 as recorded on Department systems. Figures have been
rounded to the nearest 10 and are for Great Britain only.</ins></p>
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