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768206

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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, whether he has any plans to review the personal independence payments assessment criteria.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	107039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>There are no current plans to review the Personal Independence Payment assessment criteria.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/10/2017 11:00:42 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

768214

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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, what assessment he has made of the (a) quality and (b) consistency in the delivery of personal independence payment assessments across the UK in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	107048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department has set standards for the quality of assessments which both Personal Independence Payment providers must meet, which the Department monitors. The standards require assessment providers to provide the Department’s Decision Makers with an assessment that is clear and medically reasonable.</p><p>We are continually working with the assessment providers to further improve the quality of assessments including clinical coaching, feedback and support available to each assessor.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/10/2017 13:23:56 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

768216

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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, what assessment he has made of the psychological effect that the personal independence payment assessment process is having on applicants.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	107050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>We have consulted and engaged widely, and continue to do so, with disabled people, carers and representative organisations to ensure the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment process works smoothly and efficiently for all claimants, regardless of their condition or disability. The PIP assessment allows us to accurately and consistently assess individuals’ needs, ensuring that support is targeted at those disabled people who require the most assistance to lead independent lives.</p><p> </p><p>We do recognise that attending a face-to-face assessment can be a stressful experience for some people, which is why we do not carry out such consultations where there is enough existing evidence to carry out a paper-based assessment. Furthermore, where a face-to-face consultation is required, we encourage claimants to bring another person with them to consultations where they would find this helpful to, for example, reassure them or to help them during the consultation. The person chosen is at the discretion of the claimant and might be, but is not limited to, a parent, family member, friend, carer, or advocate.</p><p> </p><p>Where a face-to-face consultation is required, the Health Professional (HP) carrying it out will be a medically qualified professional and as such, will have the appropriate skills to enable them to deal with people in a supportive and sensitive way. HPs ensure that assessments are relaxed and unhurried, allowing the claimant time and encouraging them to explain in their own words how their health condition or disability impacts their ability to carry out the PIP activities. It is important that the consultation feels like a genuine two way conversation.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016 DWP commissioned Ipsos MORI to conduct independent research with PIP claimants covering all aspects of the PIP journey, from initial claim, the assessment process through to mandatory reconsideration and appeal. The first phase of the research, examining the initial claims process, was published in the Department’s research report series in March. Subsequent findings from stages two and three of the research, including findings on assessments, will be published in late 2017/early 2018 (date to be confirmed).</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/10/2017 10:19:43 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

768217

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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, what assessment he has made of the usefulness of the information provided to personal independence payment claimants on obtaining supporting evidence for their claims.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	107051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>We currently send an information booklet to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants, which tells them about the types of supporting evidence it is helpful to provide with a claim, when we send the ‘How your disability affects you’ questionnaire for completion.</p><p> </p><p>However, we constantly look to review and improve the experience of people claiming PIP. We are currently considering the recommendations made in the second independent review of PIP (published on 30 March 2017) which included recommendations to improve our information regarding the provision of supporting evidence. We plan to respond to the review’s findings later this year.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/10/2017 10:25:06 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

768218

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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, when he expects the next version of the personal independence payment assessment guide for assessment providers to be published.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	107018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Personal Independence Payment Assessment Guide the Department’s guidance for Health Professionals is regularly updated. The next update is scheduled for this Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/10/2017 10:22:14 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

768222

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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, how many PIP2 forms were (a) completed and returned within the four week deadline, (b) completed and returned outside the four week deadline and (c) never returned in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	107054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>473,000 claimants under Normal Rules returned their PIP2 questionnaire within 28 days and 350,000 claimants returned their questionnaire outside 28 days. A further 129,000 claimants were not recorded as having returned a PIP2 questionnaire. The status of claims as 'Normal Rules' is shown as at the point of the registration. It is possible for claims to transition between Normal/Special Rules during the course of the claimant journey. Special Rules for the Terminally Ill claimants are not required to complete PIP2 questionnaires.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that a PIP claimant is given one calendar month from the day after the date of issue to return the PIP2 questionnaire. Claimants who require additional time to complete and submit their PIP2 questionnaire are able to do so where that is reasonably required. The letter accompanying the PIP2 encourages claimants to contact the Department if they require more time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Normal Rules only. Special Rules for the Terminally Ill claimants are not required to complete PIP2 questionnaires.</li><li>The status of claims as 'normal rules' is shown as at the point of the registration. It is possible for claims to transition between normal/special rules and new claims/reassessments during the course of the claimant journey.</li><li>The 'Issue of Part 2 to return of Part 2' clearance time is measured as the time between the date the Part 2 form is sent to the claimant and the date the form is received back by the Department as recorded on Department systems.</li><li>Unpublished data which may be subject to revision and should be used with caution.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 1,000.</li><li>Totals may not sum due to rounding.</li><li>Great Britain only.</li></ol> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/10/2017 13:57:34 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

768223

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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, what estimate he has made of the number of people with conditions that do not require face-to-face assessments for a personal independence payment application but are still being invited for one in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	107052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Decisions on whether an assessment can be undertaken based on the paper evidence alone, or via a face to face consultation, are made by a Healthcare Professional on a case by case basis and are not dependent on a claimant’s condition, except for those people who are applying under the terminally ill provisions. Most people will be required to attend a face to face consultation except where there is sufficient existing information to carry out an assessment based on the paper evidence.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/10/2017 10:50:03 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

768224

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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, whether he plans to commission a review of the evidence-gathering process for personal independence payments.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	107053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>We constantly look to review and improve the experience of claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and committed to two, statutory independent reviews as part of the Welfare Reform Act 2012. The latest of these reviews, led by Paul Gray, was published on 30 March 2017: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-pip-assessment-second-independent-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-pip-assessment-second-independent-review</a></p><p> </p><p>As part of the review Paul Gray considered how effectively further evidence is being used to assist the correct claim decision, and the speed and effectiveness of information-gathering.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently considering the review’s findings and plan to respond later this year.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016 DWP commissioned Ipsos MORI to conduct independent research with PIP claimants covering all aspects of the PIP journey, from initial claim, the assessment process through to mandatory reconsideration and appeal. The first phase of the research, examining the initial claims process, was published in the Department’s research report series in March 2017. Subsequent findings from stages two and three of the research, including findings on assessments and decisions, will be published in late 2017/early 2018 (date to be confirmed).</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/10/2017 09:36:35 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

768225

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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, what assessment he has made of the usefulness of the PIP2 form in collecting information about a claimant's conditions.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	107055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The PIP2 questionnaire was designed to allow claimants to tell us, in their own words, how their health condition or disability impacts them on a day-to-day basis. The questionnaire has a mixture of tick boxes and free text boxes allowing claimants to add as much or as little detail as they wish.</p><p> </p><p>Recent research<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> carried out by Ipsos MORI found that 85 per cent of claimants were able to complete all sections of the questionnaire and only four per cent were unable to do so. The research also shows that 63 per cent of claimants found completing the questionnaire as easy or easier than expected.</p><p>However, we constantly look to review and improve the experience of people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP). We are currently considering the recommendations made in the second independent review of Personal Independence Payment (published on 30 March 2017) which included recommendations to improve our communications for claimants. We plan to respond to the review’s findings later this year.</p><p><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-evaluation-wave-1-claimant-survey-findings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-evaluation-wave-1-claimant-survey-findings</a></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/10/2017 11:11:44 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

767715

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the transfer of benefits from disability living allowance and employment and support allowance to personal independence payment.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	106447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) reassessment process only applies to Disability Living Allowance claimants (DLA) who were aged 16 to 64 on 8 April 2013 (the date PIP was introduced) or who reach the age of 16 after that date. Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants will not be invited to claim PIP unless they are also in receipt of DLA.</p><p> </p><p>Since July 2015 all DLA claimants who reach 16, report a change in needs or whose existing awards are ending have been reassessed for PIP. For those claimants with longer or indefinite awards, the reassessment process (Full PIP Rollout) has been in progress nationally since October 2015. Full PIP Rollout cases are selected at random and volumes are managed according to DWP and Assessment Provider capacity.</p><p> </p><p>The latest available data on personal independence payment (PIP) clearances split by type of clearance (i.e. whether the claim was awarded, disallowed or withdrawn) can be found at <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Please note that PIP statistics are published at Great Britain level.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 106448 question first answered 17/10/2017 16:42:28 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson