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1315657

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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 to reduce the time taken for a decision on a new personal independence payment claim.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	3035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment in a timely manner. We always aim to make an award decision as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to review all available evidence.</p><p>We are currently operating within expected levels. Average clearance times from initial claim to a decision being made for new claims are currently 19 weeks, which is the same as average clearance times achieved in January 2020.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/05/2021 13:04:04 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1301325

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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 her Department has made of the effect on claimants of having to proactively reapply for personal independence payments as opposed to having an integrated process of automatic renewal of those payments.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	166483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>On Personal Independence Payment (PIP), we do not have an integrated process of automatic renewals but review claimants to ensure their award reflects their needs. Once someone has been awarded PIP, which can be paid at one of eight rates, that award will be reviewed. Award rates and their durations are set on an individual basis, based on the claimant’s needs and the likelihood of those needs changing. Regular reviews are a key feature of the benefit and ensure that payments accurately match the current needs of claimants, something fundamentally missing from Disability Living Allowance, which PIP began to replace in 2013. Award durations are based on an individual’s circumstances and can vary from nine months to an on-going award, with a light touch review at the ten-year point.</p><p> </p><p>Some claimants can be given a shorter, fixed-term award which isn’t subject to a review on the basis that the individual’s needs will improve to the point they are not entitled by the end of their award. Claimants subject to such an award are free to make a new claim before their award ends if they consider they may still be entitled.</p><p> </p><p>Since PIP was introduced we have implemented changes and improved guidance which reduces the frequency of reviews for most pensioners and those with the highest needs and where those needs will not improve or will deteriorate.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/03/2021 14:18:35 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1288141

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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 her Department has made of the average waiting time for decisions to award personal independence payments (PIP) to people whose fixed term PIP awards ended after the 2 October 2020.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	156465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>Table 1 below shows the median clearance time in working days from registration to initial clearance (end to end clearance time) of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) advanced claim awards made up to 31<sup>st</sup> October 2020 (the latest data available), following a fixed term award with no review that was due to end after 2<sup>nd</sup> October 2020. This is broken down by whether the advanced claim was awarded under Normal Rules or Special Rules for the Terminally Ill. This data excludes advanced Claims that were outstanding as of 31<sup>st</sup> October 2020.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Median end to end Clearance time in working days of PIP advanced claims awarded following a fixed term award due to end after 2<sup>nd</sup> October 2020.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Normal Rules Median Clearance Time*</p></td><td><p>Special Rules for The Terminally Ill Median Clearance Time</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>*Please note that for Normal Rules advanced claims, there were 20 claimants who were awarded a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) fixed term award at initial decision due to end after 2<sup>nd</sup> October 2020 who have had their advanced Claim awarded up to 31<sup>st</sup> October 2020 (the latest data available).</p><p> </p><p>Because of the small number of claims in this category we are unable to provide an average for the clearance time in this instance. Calculating averages for small populations has a risk of misrepresentative results skewed by non-typical values. This is in line with our practice for PIP statistical publications, where averages for populations of less than 50 are suppressed.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Source: </strong>PIP ADS</p><p> </p><ul><li>The end dates here are recorded as of the initial decision for a New Claim or Reassessment from DLA. This data excludes instances where end dates have been updated following this initial decision.</li><li>PIP data includes both new claims and reassessment claims from Disability Living Allowance.</li><li>This is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li></ul><ul><li>Data on the number of clearances has been rounded to the nearest 10. Medians are rounded to the nearest working day</li></ul><ul><li>Data includes advanced claims registered following either a Normal Rules Short term award with no review or a claim registered following a Special Rules for Terminally Ill claimants that was due to end after 2<sup>nd</sup> October 2020.</li><li>Advanced claims are defined as a New Claim or Reassessment from DLA registration made by a claimant with an existing award either less than 6 months prior to the end date or any time after the end date of an existing award.</li></ul> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 25/02/2021 17:45:05 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1257653

registered interest
date	02/12/2020
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 comparative assessment her Department has made of the average time taken for a claimant to receive a personal independence payment in November (a) 2020 and (b) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	124241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>Data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) clearance times for both PIP New Claims and Reassessments from Disability Living Allowance is published. This covers each stage of the customer journey for the period covering April 2013 – July 2020 (latest available data). This can be found in Tables 2A – 2A(vi) for Normal Rules claims and 2B for claims made under Special Rules for the Terminally Ill in the following published statistical tables:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/917471/tables-pip-statistics-to-july-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/917471/tables-pip-statistics-to-july-2020.xlsx</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/12/2020 14:17:24 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

933875

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
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 payments applicants who have previously been awarded the mobility component have been reassessed as no longer requiring the mobility component in the last twelve months.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	159668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>We have interpreted the request to mean Disability Living Allowance (DLA) reassessments to Personal Independence Payment (PIP). The most recent published data on DLA to PIP reassessment outcomes shows data up until October 2017. We have therefore provided data for the twelve month period previous to October 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Most people reassessed for PIP will continue to have their mobility needs supported through the enhanced or standard rate mobility component.</p><p> </p><p>Of the 355,700 claimants that received the mobility component under DLA and were reassessed for PIP during this period, 67% also received it under PIP.</p><p> </p><p>Source: PIP Computer System claimant records and DLA Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study claimant data (1<sup>st</sup> November 2016 to 31<sup>st</sup> October 2017).</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>1. PIP Reassessment outcome shows the outcome of the first DWP decision on each reassessment claim (i.e. they reflect outcomes prior to any reconsideration appeal action and award review), where that decision was made between 1st November 2016 and 31st October 2017.</p><p>2. For each individual who has a PIP reassessment outcome their PIP entitlement has been compared to their DLA entitlement at the time of their PIP reassessment registration.</p><p>3. Figures include reassessment outcomes for individuals who were aged between 16 and 64 on 8th April 2013, and include both PIP Normal Rules and Special Rules for the Terminally Ill claims.</p><p>4. Figures exclude withdrawn cases and disallowances pre-referral to the AP.</p><p>5. The breakdown of data provided is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</p><p>6. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.</p><p>7. Figures are for Great Britain only.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 05/07/2018 16:39:14 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

800934

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
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 steps his Department has taken to allow Personal Independence Payment claimants to have their assessments recorded.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	117493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>There is an existing process for those claimants of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) who wish to record their assessments which is publicised on the websites of both assessment providers and reflects the guidance in Part 1 of the PIP Assessment Guide (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-assessment-guide-for-assessment-providers#history" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-assessment-guide-for-assessment-providers#history</a>).</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/12/2017 11:38:04 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

418230

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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, if he will make it his policy to reintroduce indefinite personal independence payment awards for degenerative and incurable conditions without further assessment.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	9883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Personal Independence Payment is designed to assess people as individuals and ensure that decisions on entitlement, award lengths and timing of reviews are appropriate and evidence-based. We have been clear that longer term awards will be made in cases where the claimant's needs are expected to remain relatively stable or change slowly. On-going awards will be made in some cases where significant change in the claimant's needs is very unlikely.</p><p> </p><p>All awards, regardless of duration, will be reviewed periodically to ensure that the individual continues to receive the correct amount of benefit. Where we have sufficient evidence to do so, we will conduct a paper based assessment without the need for the claimant to attend a face to face assessment.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/09/2015 12:58:26 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry