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<p>The information requested is provided in the tables below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table
1:</strong> <strong>PIP decisions, MRs and appeals – People with a primary disabling
condition of visual diseases, Scotland, new claims and reassessments</strong></p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Initial decisions</p></td><td><p>Failed
initial assessment</p></td><td><p>Failed initial assessment - Changed at mandatory
reconsideration</p></td><td><p>Failed initial assessment - Overturned at tribunal
appeal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>620</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1,250</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 2: PIP decisions, MRs and appeals –
Scotland, New claims</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Initial
decisions</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Failed initial assessment</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Failed
initial assessment - Changed at MR</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Failed initial assessment
- Overturned at appeal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>10,460</p></td><td><p>2,480</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>55,460</p></td><td><p>13,140</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>1,190</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>48,740</p></td><td><p>12,640</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>1,180</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>52,560</p></td><td><p>13,430</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>1,170</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>57,290</p></td><td><p>15,830</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td><td><p>560</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>1,620</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 3: PIP decisions, MRs and appeals – People with a primary
disabling condition of visual diseases, Scotland, New claims</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Initial decisions</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Failed initial assessment</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>Failed initial assessment - Changed at MR</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Failed
initial assessment - Overturned at appeal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Since PIP was introduced 3.7m decisions have been made in Great Britain
for all health conditions up to September 2018, of these 10% have been appealed and
5% have been overturned.</p><p> </p><p>The data has been rounded to the nearest 10.
# Fewer than 5 in this category.</p><p> </p><p>PIP data includes normal rules and
special rules for the terminally ill claimants, and covers new claims and DLA reassessment
claims.</p><p> </p><p>In the application process, claimants’ main disabling condition
is only recorded for collation by the Department at assessment. Therefore the figures
in Table 2 will include claims where the disability has not been recorded due to the
assessment not being completed, and are therefore not comparable to the figures in
Table 3.</p><p> </p><p>Data is based on primary disabling condition as recorded on
the PIP computer systems. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon
which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.
It is not possible to break down the condition of “visual disease” into sight loss
or visual impairment from the data.</p><p> </p><p>The appeals may include decisions
which are changed at mandatory reconsideration, and where the claimant continues to
appeal for a higher PIP award, are then changed again at tribunal appeal.</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>
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