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1715261

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date

01/05/2024

answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

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answering dept short name

Work and Pensions

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Work and Pensions

hansard heading

Personal Independence Payment

house id

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25259

pref label	House of Commons

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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in employment receive Personal Independence Payments.

tabling member constituency

Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey

tabling member printed

Drew Hendry

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24492

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is ministerial correction

date of answer

07/05/2024

answer text

I refer the honourable member to the answer given on the 2nd of May to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-29/24056" target="_blank">24056</a>.

answering member constituency

Mid Sussex

answering member printed

Mims Davies

question first answered

07/05/2024 15:45:13

answering member

4513

label	Biography information for Mims Davies

tabling member

4467

label	Biography information for Drew Hendry

1715262

registered interest

date

01/05/2024

answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Work and Pensions

answering dept sort name

Work and Pensions

hansard heading

Personal Independence Payment

house id

legislature

25259

pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Personal Independence Payments on trends in the number of claimants (a) in and (b) seeking employment.

tabling member constituency

Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey

tabling member printed

Drew Hendry

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24493

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is ministerial correction

date of answer

07/05/2024

answer text

On the number and proportion of PIP claimants in employment, I refer the honourable member to the answer given on the 2nd of May to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-29/24056" target="_blank">24056.</a> The Department has made no assessment of the potential impact of Personal Independence Payments on trends in the number of claimants (a) in and (b) seeking employment. Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is designed to help with the extra costs arising from long-term ill health and disability, and is paid regardless of income and irrespective of whether someone is in work. PIP can also be paid in addition to other benefits the individual may receive, for example Universal Credit or Employment and Support Allowance, and can provide a passport to additional support through premiums or additional amounts.

answering member constituency

Mid Sussex

answering member printed

Mims Davies

question first answered

07/05/2024 15:56:07

answering member

4513

label	Biography information for Mims Davies

tabling member

4467

label	Biography information for Drew Hendry

1714753

registered interest

date

29/04/2024

answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Work and Pensions

answering dept sort name

Work and Pensions

hansard heading

Personal Independence Payment

house id

legislature

25259

pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will hold discussions with (a) sector stakeholders and (b) people with lived experience on his Department's consultation on proposed changes to Personal Independence Payments.

tabling member constituency

Battersea

tabling member printed

Marsha De Cordova

uin

24110

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

07/05/2024

answer text

Modernising Support for Independent Living: The Health and Disability Green Paper was published on 29 April 2024. The associated consultation will last for 12 weeks, ending on 22 July, and throughout this period we will continue to listen to and work with disabled people, people with health conditions and their representatives. Sector stakeholders and people with lived experience will be encouraged to attend consultation events to share their views on proposals in the consultation. They are also encouraged to read and respond to the consultation, found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/modernising-support-for-independent-living-the-health-and-disability-green-paper" target="_blank">here.</a>

answering member constituency

Mid Sussex

answering member printed

Mims Davies

question first answered

07/05/2024 15:53:30

answering member

4513

label	Biography information for Mims Davies

tabling member

4676

label	Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1713171

registered interest

date

23/04/2024

answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Work and Pensions

answering dept sort name

Work and Pensions

hansard heading

Personal Independence Payment

house id

legislature

25259

pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of new Personal Independence Payment claims have been completed within the planned processing timescales by (a) nation and (b) region in each year since 2013.

tabling member constituency

Wallasey

tabling member printed

Dame Angela Eagle

uin

23130

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

01/05/2024

answer text

Table 1 - Percentage of new claims that have been completed within the planned processing timescales by benefit. <table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>2016-17</td><td>2017-18</td><td>2018-19</td><td>2019-20</td><td>2020-21</td><td>2021-22</td><td>2022-23</td><td>2023-24</td></tr><tr><td>Jobseekers Allowance</td><td>88.6%</td><td>86.8%</td><td>80.6%</td><td>53.1%</td><td>82.5%</td><td>87.1%</td><td>67.8%</td><td>58.7%</td></tr><tr><td>Employment and Support Allowance</td><td>84.6%</td><td>85.3%</td><td>73.3%</td><td>96.1%</td><td>70.9%</td><td>42.5%</td><td>47.4%</td><td>39.5%</td></tr><tr><td>State Pension</td><td>87.9%</td><td>73.7%</td><td>86.8%</td><td>86.7%</td><td>76.2%</td><td>45.6%</td><td>72.0%</td><td>96.2%</td></tr><tr><td>Pension Credit</td><td>71.0%</td><td>55.2%</td><td>53.4%</td><td>44.8%</td><td>88.2%</td><td>74.3%</td><td>45.7%</td><td>77.7%</td></tr><tr><td>Disability Living Allowance (child)</td><td>96.8%</td><td>96.5%</td><td>96.2%</td><td>91.3%</td><td>92.1%</td><td>35.6%</td><td>4.6%</td><td>3.5%</td></tr><tr><td>Personal Independence Payment </td><td>85.1%</td><td>77.2%</td><td>72.3%</td><td>40.4%</td><td>23.0%</td><td>6.8%</td><td>38.4%</td><td>51.7%</td></tr><tr><td>Child Maintenance Service</td><td>82.8%</td><td>87.4%</td><td>88.3%</td><td>91.6%</td><td>84.3%</td><td>84.3%</td><td>79.4%</td><td>79.6%</td></tr><tr><td>Universal Credit</td><td> </td><td> </td><td>80.4%</td><td>85.2%</td><td>90.9%</td><td>85.7%</td><td>84.4%</td><td>TBC</td></tr></tbody></table> Comments to note: <ul><li>Data has been provided for the years 2016-17 to 2023-24 (UC 2018-19 to 2023-24). Previous years requested are not retained centrally and the breakdown by nation and region for services except UC would only be available at a disproportionate cost.</li></ul> <ul><li>In the spirit of answering the question we have provided table 1 above.</li></ul> Service Performance Context: Jobseekers Allowance <ul><li>From the start of the pandemic until April 2021, JSA claims were subject to easements that meant face-to-face appointment was removed. In April 2021, Claimant Commitments and regular face to face engagement requirements were reintroduced.</li></ul> Employment and Support Allowance <ul><li>ESA 2019-20 to 2023-24, the new claim process for New Style Employment and Support Allowance (NSESA) changed. In April 2020 a digital claim was introduced during Covid. Prior to this, as part of the new claim process, a period up to 10 days at beginning was never measured. With the re-designed process all time is included, so it is not possible to make a like-for-like comparison with the new claim process before April 2020.</li></ul> State Pension <ul><li>Performance was severely impacted due to the need to repivot resource to other areas, such as Universal Credit, during the global pandemic. In 2021/22, resource was re-deployed to work through the backlogs. Investment in digital services in this area has also aided recovery leading to significant performance improvements in 2023/24.</li></ul> Pension Credit <ul><li>2019/20 was impacted by substantial spikes in claims following the BBC decision to remove free TV licences. Uptake in Pension Credit has been encouraged through campaigns and again led to unprecedented claims being received when entitlement was linked to additional Cost of Living payments. This created backlogs and impacted payment timeliness as these were recovered.</li></ul> Disability Living Allowance (Child) <ul><li>Disability Living Allowance ceased in 2013 and is no longer an active benefit, it was replaced by Personal Independence Payment. Disability Living Allowance for Children continues to accept new claims and as such we have responded in respect of this benefit.</li><li>Demand for Child DLA has increased in recent years and is significantly higher than pre-pandemic volumes.</li><li>During 2020-21 we deferred case renewal activity to focus on processing new claims. Since then the service has had to service both high new claims volumes and the deferred renewal work which has led to longer processing times.</li><li>We have increased the numbers of staff working on Child DLA to respond to increase new claims volumes, and clear cases in date order to ensure fair customer service.</li></ul> Personal Independence Payment <ul><li>PIP performance represents a significant recovery compared to prior periods and the lowest average journey time recorded since 2018 (see <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-statistics-to-january-2024" target="_blank">published statistics</a>)</li><li>PIP New Claims demand is significantly higher than pre-Covid levels, despite the devolution of Scottish claims during this period.</li></ul> Child Maintenance Service<ul><li>Child Maintenance Service application volumes have been sharply increasing with CMS receiving more than 50% more in 2023/24 than in 2021/22. This dip in performance over this time can largely be explained by this. More recently, the removal of the Application fee has also resulted in higher volumes.</li></ul> Universal Credit <ul><li>Data has been provided for the years 2018-19 to 2023-24. Detailed data by local areas is available via Stat Xplore within the Universal Credit Published Statistics (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics" target="_blank">Universal Credit statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>). Previous years requested are not retained centrally or published and the breakdown by nation and region would only be available at a disproportionate cost.</li></ul> <ul><li>The 2023-24 figures for UC are not available until May as per the Statistics Release schedule.</li></ul> <ul><li>Planned timescales for all benefits are listed in table 2 below.</li></ul> Table 2: Planned Timescales for new claims (current methodology)<table><tbody><tr><td>Jobseekers Allowance</td><td>Within 10 working days</td></tr><tr><td>Employment and Support Allowance</td><td>Within 10 working days</td></tr><tr><td>State Pension</td><td>Within 20 working days of State Pension entitlement date or 20 working days of Initial date of claim if claiming after entitlement has started.</td></tr><tr><td>Pension Credit</td><td>Within 50 working days</td></tr><tr><td>Disability Living Allowance (Child)</td><td>Within 40 working days</td></tr><tr><td>Personal Independence Payment</td><td>Within 75 working days</td></tr><tr><td>Child Maintenance Service</td><td>Payment within 12 weeks</td></tr><tr><td>Universal Credit</td><td>% Full Payment 1st Assessment Period</td></tr></tbody></table> Notes: The planned timescales detailed above relate to those used for the 23/24 financial year. The timescales and methodologies to calculate them have changed over time to reflect new processes, technology and demands on our services.

answering member constituency

Blackpool North and Cleveleys

answering member printed

Paul Maynard

grouped question UIN

23131
23132
23133
23134
23135
23136
23137

question first answered

01/05/2024 14:37:14

answering member

3926

label	Biography information for Paul Maynard

tabling member

491

label	Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1700354

registered interest

date

12/04/2024

answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Work and Pensions

answering dept sort name

Work and Pensions

hansard heading

Personal Independence Payment

house id

legislature

25259

pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) strategies, (b) resources and (c) procedural enhancements he plans to employ to ensure PIP clearing targets are met.

tabling member constituency

Slough

tabling member printed

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

uin

21241

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

22/04/2024

answer text

We are committed to ensuring that people can access financial support through PIP in a timely manner and reducing customer journey times for PIP claimants is a priority for the Department. We always aim to make an award decision as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to review all available evidence. There are no clearing targets for PIP. Following an increase in new claims and end-to-end PIP clearance times after the Covid pandemic, we have taken steps to reduce and stabilise customer journey times for PIP claimants. The latest statistics show that the average clearance time for new claims is 15 weeks end-to-end, a significant decrease from 26 weeks in August 2021. We are addressing the increase in new claims and award reviews by increasing provider and case manager capacity and using a blend of assessment channels to deliver a more efficient and user-centred service. We are prioritising new claims, whilst safeguarding claimants awaiting award reviews, aiming to make a decision as quickly as possible. The measure announced in the Budget will provide additional funding to support the processing of increased volumes of disability benefit claims. This will help to ensure that waiting times remain low and that claimants receive the appropriate level of support in a timely manner.

answering member constituency

Mid Sussex

answering member printed

Mims Davies

grouped question UIN

21240

question first answered

22/04/2024 14:22:29

answering member

4513

label	Biography information for Mims Davies

tabling member

4638

label	Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1699107

registered interest

date

26/03/2024

answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Work and Pensions

answering dept sort name

Work and Pensions

hansard heading

Personal Independence Payment

house id

legislature

25259

pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applicants for Personal Independence Payment had not received a decision on the first day of each month in 2023.

tabling member constituency

Lewisham, Deptford

tabling member printed

Vicky Foxcroft

uin

20707

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

19/04/2024

answer text

The table below gives the number of outstanding PIP cases on the first of each month from 2021 to 2023. Claims are considered outstanding when the claim has been registered but a decision has not yet been made by a Case Manager on whether to award PIP. <table><tbody><tr><td>Month</td><td>Outstanding cases</td></tr><tr><td>Jan-21</td><td>220,000</td></tr><tr><td>Feb-21</td><td>233,000</td></tr><tr><td>Mar-21</td><td>237,000</td></tr><tr><td>Apr-21</td><td>252,000</td></tr><tr><td>May-21</td><td>265,000</td></tr><tr><td>Jun-21</td><td>281,000</td></tr><tr><td>Jul-21</td><td>296,000</td></tr><tr><td>Aug-21</td><td>297,000</td></tr><tr><td>Sep-21</td><td>302,000</td></tr><tr><td>Oct-21</td><td>308,000</td></tr><tr><td>Nov-21</td><td>316,000</td></tr><tr><td>Dec-21</td><td>312,000</td></tr><tr><td>Jan-22</td><td>301,000</td></tr><tr><td>Feb-22</td><td>308,000</td></tr><tr><td>Mar-22</td><td>307,000</td></tr><tr><td>Apr-22</td><td>303,000</td></tr><tr><td>May-22</td><td>295,000</td></tr><tr><td>Jun-22</td><td>300,000</td></tr><tr><td>Jul-22</td><td>299,000</td></tr><tr><td>Aug-22</td><td>284,000</td></tr><tr><td>Sep-22</td><td>282,000</td></tr><tr><td>Oct-22</td><td>284,000</td></tr><tr><td>Nov-22</td><td>275,000</td></tr><tr><td>Dec-22</td><td>259,000</td></tr><tr><td>Jan-23</td><td>237,000</td></tr><tr><td>Feb-23</td><td>232,000</td></tr><tr><td>Mar-23</td><td>245,000</td></tr><tr><td>Apr-23</td><td>273,000</td></tr><tr><td>May-23</td><td>286,000</td></tr><tr><td>Jun-23</td><td>301,000</td></tr><tr><td>Jul-23</td><td>298,000</td></tr><tr><td>Aug-23</td><td>286,000</td></tr><tr><td>Sep-23</td><td>281,000</td></tr><tr><td>Oct-23</td><td>291,000</td></tr><tr><td>Nov-23</td><td>287,000</td></tr><tr><td>Dec-23</td><td>276,000</td></tr></tbody></table> Notes:- Source: PIP Atomic Data Store;- Figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000;- Figures are for England and Wales only;- These figures include claims made under normal rules and special rules for terminal illness and include both new claims and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP reassessment claims.

answering member constituency

Mid Sussex

answering member printed

Mims Davies

grouped question UIN

20710
20711

question first answered

19/04/2024 13:46:00

answering member

4513

label	Biography information for Mims Davies

tabling member

4491

label	Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1699112

registered interest

date

26/03/2024

answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Work and Pensions

answering dept sort name

Work and Pensions

hansard heading

Personal Independence Payment

house id

legislature

25259

pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were awaiting a decision on their Personal Independence Payment application on the first day of each month in 2022.

tabling member constituency

Lewisham, Deptford

tabling member printed

Vicky Foxcroft

uin

20710

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

19/04/2024

answer text

answering member constituency

Mid Sussex

answering member printed

Mims Davies

grouped question UIN

20707
20711

question first answered

19/04/2024 13:46:00

answering member

4513

label	Biography information for Mims Davies

tabling member

4491

label	Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1699113

registered interest

date

26/03/2024

answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Work and Pensions

answering dept sort name

Work and Pensions

hansard heading

Personal Independence Payment

house id

legislature

25259

pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were awaiting a decision on their Personal Independence Payment application on the first day of each month in 2021.

tabling member constituency

Lewisham, Deptford

tabling member printed

Vicky Foxcroft

uin

20711

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

19/04/2024

answer text

answering member constituency

Mid Sussex

answering member printed

Mims Davies

grouped question UIN

20707
20710

question first answered

19/04/2024 13:46:00

answering member

4513

label	Biography information for Mims Davies

tabling member

4491

label	Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1697233

registered interest

date

19/03/2024

answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Work and Pensions

answering dept sort name

Work and Pensions

hansard heading

Personal Independence Payment

house id

legislature

25259

pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper, published on 16 March 2023, what progress his Department has made on testing matching a Personal Independent Payment applicant’s primary health condition to a specialist assessor; and when he plans to publish the findings.

tabling member constituency

Battersea

tabling member printed

Marsha De Cordova

uin

19455

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

26/03/2024

answer text

The Health and Disability White Paper, published in March 2023, set out ambitious and extensive reforms to further support disabled people including exploring the initiative referred to as “Specialist Assessors”.As the term “specialist” has a very specific meaning in a medical context, the decision has been made to rename the initiative to “Condition Focused Assessors” to avoid misalignment with clinical definitions. The ambition and intent of the initiative remains the same.In September 2023, we began a small-scale test matching certain PIP claimants’ primary health condition to an existing healthcare professional (HCP) with relevant clinical experience. This test ran until January 2024, at which point it was expanded to cover claimants with multiple conditions.We continue to work closely with key stakeholders and support organisations as we progress our testing. Initial exploratory research will be published later this year. The Health Transformation Programme looks to publish evaluation when services are suitably developed, and when findings are robust and provide a representative picture of our progress.

answering member constituency

Mid Sussex

answering member printed

Mims Davies

question first answered

26/03/2024 14:16:41

answering member

4513

label	Biography information for Mims Davies

tabling member

4676

label	Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1697234

registered interest

date

19/03/2024

answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Work and Pensions

answering dept sort name

Work and Pensions

hansard heading

Personal Independence Payment

house id

legislature

25259

pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper, published on 16 March 2023, what progress his Department has made on the test of the feasibility of sharing assessment reports with Personal Independent Payment applicants before a decision is made; and when he plans to publish the findings.

tabling member constituency

Battersea

tabling member printed

Marsha De Cordova

uin

19456

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

25/03/2024

answer text

We are currently conducting a test to understand the impact of sharing assessment reports with PIP claimants by default. As part of the evaluation, we will gather insight from claimants to understand whether sharing the assessment report provides them with the opportunity to clarify evidence so that we can make the right decision as early as possible and improve trust and transparency in the decision-making process. Once the analysis of that insight is complete, we will consider next steps.

answering member constituency

Mid Sussex

answering member printed

Mims Davies

question first answered

25/03/2024 12:59:55

answering member

4513

label	Biography information for Mims Davies

tabling member

4676

label	Biography information for Marsha De Cordova