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1356905

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2021
	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 September 2021, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Update, HCWS294, how her Department plans to prioritise PIP claims for review as part of the Administrative Exercise.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	51810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2021 answer text <p>As part of this exercise we are prioritising cases of terminally ill claimants. The remainder of cases will be reviewed in chronological order, starting with the earliest cases first. I can also confirm it is the Department’s policy to review cases where the claimant is now deceased to ensure that their next of kin receive payments.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 51811 question first answered 28/09/2021 13:52:41 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 23503 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

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

807158

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2017
	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 2 November 2017, HCWS218, whether previous personal independence payment applicants who may benefit from the update to PIP Assessment Guidance but whose applications were unsuccessful before 9 March 2017 should (a) reapply for PIP, (b) await contact from his Department regarding their claims or (c) request a review of their initial claim in light of the updated guidance.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	119806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Anyone in payment, or who has had a decision since 9 March, will be covered by the Legal Entitlements and Administrative Practices (LEAP) exercise.</p><p> </p><p>The judgment only affects entitlement from the 9 March.</p><p> </p><p>In line with legislation, anyone who was disallowed before 9 March would need to re-apply.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 20/12/2017 16:07:49 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

785067

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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 2 November 2017, HCWS218, on social security, how many previously unsuccessful personal independence payment (PIP) claimants are now eligible for PIP under the updated PIP assessment guidelines.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	111728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department estimates that approximately 10,000 claimants will benefit from this change in 2022/23. However, the Department cannot reliably apply this methodology retrospectively to past disallowances.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 13/11/2017 18:04:26 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

785066

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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 2 November 2017, HCWS218, on social security, how existing personal independence payment (PIP) claimants who were considered ineligible for support as a result of previous PIP assessment guidelines will be (a) identified and (b) assessed according to the updated PIP assessment guidelines.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	111727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>Claimants of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will not have to wait until 2022/23 to benefit from these changes. New claimants will be assessed under the updated guidance from the 13<sup>th</sup> of November.</p><p> </p><p>Existing claimants will have their awards reviewed under a separate exercise to ensure that their awards take into account the changes to the term ‘safely’ and the severity of harm. Those who were previously assessed as being ineligible for PIP from 9<sup>th</sup> of March will also have their award looked at again as part of this exercise. For those who see an increase in their award or are now entitled to PIP, we will be paying claimants their full entitlements back to the date of the judgment (9 March 2017).</p><p> </p><p>This will be a complex exercise and it’s important we get it right so we will begin testing the process from the 20<sup>th</sup> of November 2017.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 111711 111724 111725 111726 question first answered 16/11/2017 11:40:23 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

785069

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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 2 November 2017, HCSW218, when the updated guidance will be applied to new and existing personal independence payment claimants; and when those claimants will receive the additional support outlined in that Statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
	tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
	uin	111711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>Claimants of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will not have to wait until 2022/23 to benefit from these changes. New claimants will be assessed under the updated guidance from the 13<sup>th</sup> of November.</p><p> </p><p>Existing claimants will have their awards reviewed under a separate exercise to ensure that their awards take into account the changes to the term ‘safely’ and the severity of harm. Those who were previously assessed as being ineligible for PIP from 9<sup>th</sup> of March will also have their award looked at again as part of this exercise. For those who see an increase in their award or are now entitled to PIP, we will be paying claimants their full entitlements back to the date of the judgment (9 March 2017).</p><p> </p><p>This will be a complex exercise and it’s important we get it right so we will begin testing the process from the 20<sup>th</sup> of November 2017.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 111724 111725 111726 111727 question first answered 16/11/2017 11:40:23 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

785068

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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 2 November 2017, HCSW218, what additional training and support will be made available to personal independence payment (PIP) assessors and other relevant healthcare professionals in light of the updated PIP assessment guidelines.
	tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
	tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
	uin	111710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department has engaged closely with the PIP Assessment Providers to ensure that the impact of the Upper Tribunal ruling has been fully understood. Both Assessment Providers have enhanced their existing training packages to ensure that when Health Professionals are assessing whether a person can carry out an activity safely, they also consider both the likelihood of the harm occurring and the severity and nature of the harm that might occur. This same approach also applies to the assessment for a need for supervision.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 16/11/2017 16:16:20 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

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

1178744

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	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 Ministerial Statement of 11 February 2020, HCWS104, on Personal Independence Payment, what recent estimate she has made of (a) number of claimants to still be reviewed, (b) the number of claimants entitled to a higher award, and (c) the associated estimated cost.
	tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
	tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
	uin	15093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>Management information at 5 January 2020 shows that so far we have cleared 720,000 cases under the MH decision and 820,000 cases under the RJ decision.</p><p> </p><p>Continuous monitoring of the outcomes of the administrative exercise has shown which cases are most likely to benefit from the exercise. We remain on track to complete the exercise in 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants unlikely to benefit will be contacted in writing and provided with the information they need to decide whether they might be affected. If they feel they may be affected they will be offered the opportunity for their case to be reviewed.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently re-estimating the number of claimants and associated costs as further data on the number of claimants with revised awards has become available as part of our continuous monitoring of the exercise.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 28/02/2020 14:59:12 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1140556

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2019
	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 Supreme Court ruling of July 2019, if her Department will review the assessment criteria for personal independence payments for claimants with mental health illnesses that requires assessors to make a distinction between whether a claimant needs prompting to engage with other people or social support.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	279441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2019 answer text <p>The Supreme Court handed down its decision on the case known as MM (SSWP v MM) on 18 July 2019. The case concerns the definition of ‘social support’ when engaging with other people face to face under activity 9 of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Regulations, and how far in advance that support can be provided.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will carefully consider the judgment and work with stakeholders to implement it fully so that claimants get the PIP support they are entitled to. This will include reviewing and updating where needed the guidance used for PIP assessments.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/07/2019 10:23:16 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows