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<p>There were 49,110 Disability Living Allowance (DLA) claimants who applied to Personal
Independence Payment (PIP) after their 16<sup>th</sup> birthday and had their claim
disallowed at initial decision. This is compared to 77,150 who had their claim awarded
at initial decision. Both figures are for initial decisions made between the introduction
of PIP in April 2013 and 31<sup>st</sup> January 2019.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Source:
PIP ADS</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ul><li>Data includes only
“rising 16s” where a claimant is sent a letter inviting them to claim PIP shortly
after their 16<sup>th</sup> birthday. This data does not include DLA claimants aged
16 or older who were reassessed onto PIP for other reasons.</li></ul><ul><li><p>Data
is for initial decisions only and do not take into account the results of Mandatory
Reconsiderations or Appeals.</p></li><li><p>Disallowances are recorded under the following
categories: “Disallowed Pre-referral to the AP”*, “Disallowed pre-referral to the
AP – due to non-return of Part 2 within the time limit”*, Disallowed – Failed Assessment”
and “Disallowed – Failed to Attend Assessment”.</p></li><li><p>Data does not include
claimants who registered a claim but voluntarily withdrew their claim during the claim
process.</p></li><li><p>PIP data includes normal rules and special rules for the terminally
ill claimants.</p></li><li><p>Data has been rounded to the nearest 10.</p></li><li><p>Figures
are for Great Britain only.</p></li></ul><ul><li>This is unpublished data. It should
be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li></ul><p> </p><p>*AP
= assessment provider</p>
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