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<p>The table below provides the information requested for initial decisions following
a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment for the Gloucester Parliamentary
constituency and Great Britain in 2018-19:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Initial
decisions in 2018-19</p></td><td><p>Gloucester</p></td><td><p>Great Britain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PIP
initial decisions following a PIP assessment</p></td><td><p>1,320</p></td><td><p>630,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of
which, disallowed</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>222,930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of those disallowed at
initial decision</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Award changed
at Mandatory Reconsideration (MR)</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>15,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Award
unchanged at MR and decision overturned at a tribunal hearing</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>14,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Award
unchanged at MR and appeal lapsed</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>6,140</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants who have received
benefit decisions more recently may not yet have had time to complete the claimant
journey and progress to appeal.</p><p> </p><p>A lapsed appeal is where DWP changed
the decision in the customer’s favour after an appeal was lodged but before it was
heard at tribunal.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Irish Assembly has devolved responsibility
for social security benefits. The responsibility for statistics in Northern Ireland
lies with the Department for Communities:</p><p><a href="https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/articles/personal-independence-payment-statistics"
target="_blank">https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/articles/personal-independence-payment-statistics</a></p><p>
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