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<p>The Court rejected two of the three legal grounds brought by the claimants, finding
that their human rights had not been breached and not awarding damages.</p><p> </p><p>Where
the Court found that the historic delay for the two claimants was unlawful, they also
ruled that they are not “test cases” and it would be inappropriate to make wider findings.</p><p>
</p><p>The Court accepted that the Government had made significant improvements to
the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) process and there are now no inherent failings
in the system.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of these improvements, the average time taken
for a claimant to be assessed by an assessment provider has fallen by more than three
quarters since June 2014. In April 2015, the average new claimant was waiting 5 weeks
for their PIP assessment – well within the 16 week target set by the Secretary of
State.</p>
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