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984513

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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, what the latest projected end date is for the migration from disability living allowance personal independence payment.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	177293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>We continue to review the pace of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) reassessment activity on a regular basis to make sure that we are striking an appropriate balance between inviting eligible claimants to claim PIP in a timely manner and ensuring the system is working as effectively as possible. Children in receipt of DLA when reaching age 16 will continue to be invited to claim PIP at that point.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 15/10/2018 15:47:48 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

984516

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that staff conducting medical assessments of personal independence payment applicants are qualified to assess people with mental health issues.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	177213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>Health Professionals undertaking assessments receive training on how to identify the impact of mental health conditions on claimants. This is followed by on-going professional training and support which continues for the duration of their employment in the role. Providers of assessments periodically engage with organisations / experts to help enhance their training materials.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Mental Health Champions support Health Professionals by providing additional expertise about mental health, cognitive, developmental and learning disabilities and can be referred to at any time during the assessment process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 17/10/2018 14:50:21 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

982600

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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, when her Department plans to publish the updated guidance on reassessments for personal independence payment claimants with severe or progressive conditions requiring high level support.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	176269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 10 October 2018 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-09-12/174062/" target="_blank">UIN174062</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 16/10/2018 13:33:19 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

982821

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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, how many personal independence claimants claimants had their decision overturned at (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) Tribunal in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	176303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Information on the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Mandatory Reconsideration clearances by type is given in Table 7b of the quarterly statistical publication “Personal Independence Payment: Official Statistics to July 2018”, available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-july-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-july-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of PIP appeals by outcome is given in Table SSCS_3 of the quarterly statistical publication “Tribunals and gender recognition certificate statistics quarterly: April to June 2018”, available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Since PIP was introduced 3.5m decisions have been made, of these 9% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 16/10/2018 13:31:57 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

983280

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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, how many Atos personal independence payment assessments have been randomly audited in each year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	176387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>Please find attached numbers as requested. The numbers below relate to audits undertaken in order for the department to measure contractual quality service levels. The providers also conduct internal auditing to assure quality and these figures are not included.</p><p> </p><p>With effect from 12 June 2017 Atos Healthcare changed the business name they use for PIP work from Atos to Independent Assessment Services (IAS). The number of IAS PIP assessments randomly audited is available from the commencement of the independent audit process in June 16.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>from June 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018 to August</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>IAS</strong></p></td><td><p>6864</p></td><td><p>11585</p></td><td><p>7833</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>DWP Independent Audit MI</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/10/2018 14:28:45 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

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

972445

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, whether she has published new guidance on the 10 yearly light touch review for personal independence payment claimants with severe conditions.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	174062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>In August 2018, we introduced updated guidance for case managers which will ensure that those who receive the highest level of support under Personal Independence Payment, and where their needs are unlikely to change or may get worse, will now receive an ongoing award with a light touch review at the ten year point. A copy of the award period guidance will be placed in the Library.</p><p> </p><p>The light touch review process and guidance itself has not yet been developed, but we aim to do so well in advance of the first such reviews taking place. We intend to consult with stakeholders as part of that process.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 10/10/2018 13:57:19 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

971614

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
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, what steps her Department is taking in response to the findings of its report, Personal Independence Payment Claimant Research – Final Report, published in September 2018, to improve the application process for personal independence payment claimants.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	173586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>We are absolutely committed to improving the overall Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimant experience as this is what claimants rightly expect and deserve. The three waves of research that have been completed, and were published in the PIP Claimant Research – Final Report have provided valuable insights, alongside other sources, to make improvements to the PIP application process.</p><p> </p><p>Here are some of the key improvements we have made to the PIP application process:</p><ul><li>In April 2018 we increased our use of SMS text messages to better keep claimants updated about the progress of their claim</li><li>In April 2018 we launched a series of PIP videos to help claimants better navigate and understand the PIP claims process and the types of supporting evidence to send and;</li><li>In October 2016 (after the wave 1 fieldwork), we published a revised version of the PIP2 questionnaire where the language, style and tone of the form was simplified, and paragraphs were shortened to make it easier to understand and more focused for claimants to complete;</li></ul><p> </p><p>However, I recognise that there is more to do to improve the application process and that is why we will be commissioning independent research to support further improvements to the PIP2 questionnaire. In addition to the independent research, we are also progressing options to video record PIP face-to-face assessments to help increase people’s trust in the assessment process. We have been working over the summer to gather views from claimants, representative bodies and health professionals on video recording in order to inform a live testing pilot later in the year, which will inform wider rollout decisions.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 09/10/2018 10:53:12 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern