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1648472

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
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 he has made a recent assessment of the (a) effectiveness of systems and (b) potential pressures on his Department's phonelines during summer 2023 of requirements to notify his Department of trips abroad by claimants of the Personal Independence Payment.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	191600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>Claimants are expected to contact the DWP if their circumstances change, including notification of periods abroad. Periods abroad may affect a claimant’s entitlement to Personal Independence Payment (PIP), so we need to know the date a claimant is leaving the country, how long they are planning to be out of the country, which country they are going to, and the purpose of the visit.</p><p> </p><p>We have record levels of demand for PIP, and in turn this has increased pressure on the PIP Helpline. To meet this additional demand, significant recruitment activity has been taking place which is having a positive impact on calls answered and wait times.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 04/07/2023 09:52:05 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1644138

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
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 his Department has made a recent equality impact assessment on the Personal Independence Payment in the context of the ethnicity of people who have been awarded that payment.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	189325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) places a legal duty on the DWP to consider how its decisions impact differently on different people and in particular those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. While an Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) is not a legal requirement of the PSED, it is one of the ways a department can demonstrate consideration of, and compliance, with its duty.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to the introduction of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), an EIA, including against ethnicity, was completed which can be found here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disability-living-allowance-reform-equality-impact-assessment" target="_blank">Disability Living Allowance reform – equality impact assessment - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. EIAs are carried out in relation to significant proposals or changes to PIP, the most recent of which was in 2022. The Family Resources Survey, published annually, also contains ethnicity data by benefit, including PIP.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 20/06/2023 11:29:39 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1641389

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2023 to Question 125421 on Personal Independence Payment, in what ways elements of the Personal Independence Payment claims process have been adapted to provide further support for this group.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	187379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>Where claimants are considered to require additional support, elements of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims process are adapted to provide further support. This includes help filling in the form and protections for failing to return the questionnaire, or for failing to attend an assessment. Claimants who require additional support to engage with the PIP application process are guaranteed to have an assessment if they fail to return their PIP2 questionnaire.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 07/06/2023 13:30:05 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1639597

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
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 and what proportion of people who were in receipt of the Disability Living Allowance for children have had their applications to transfer to Personal Independence Payments on turning 16 refused since April 2022.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	186297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The number of people who were in receipt of Child Disability Living Allowance (DLA) that had their application to transfer to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) refused on turning 16, from April 2013 to October 2022, can be found on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>.  In particular, the requested data can be found by applying the following filters to the ‘Child DLA to PIP reassessments’ dataset:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Select the following dataset ‘Child DLA to PIP reassessment outcomes by month’; and</li><li>Filter for all ‘Disallowed’ outcomes in ‘PIP reassessment Outcomes’.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/dataCatalogueExplorer.xhtml" target="_blank">here</a>. An account is not required to use Stat- Xplore; the ‘Guest Login’ feature gives instant access to the main functions.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 05/06/2023 11:14:28 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1639307

registered interest
date	22/05/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May to Question 184871 on Personal Independence Payment: Applications, who is taking part in the small-scale test of the digital PIP service; and whether organisations supporting disabled people can offer to contribute to it.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	186001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>As we test the new online apply service for PIP, it is currently being offered to a small number of claimants who call the department to begin a new claim. Currently, we are offering the service to 60 claimants a day.</p><p> </p><p>Only those claimants who are able to apply online, and feel comfortable doing so, are offered a digital application. Call agents offer this voluntary option to new PIP claimants within scope of the current service until the daily limit is met.</p><p> </p><p>The following user groups are not currently in scope:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Anyone applying in an official capacity (e.g. appointees);</li><li>Anyone with a Welsh or Northern Ireland postcode;</li><li>Anyone applying for special rules;</li><li>Anyone with a previous or existing PIP or DLA claim; and</li><li>Those without a NINO or with a GY or JY postcode.</li></ul><p> </p><p>As we gradually expand the service, we will incrementally bring more user groups in scope. This approach is allowing us to build, develop and design the service safely.</p><p> </p><p>The department is committed to working with stakeholder organisations as we develop the new online new online apply service for PIP. Their input will be vital to its delivery. To date, three workshops dedicated to the service have been held, engaging with 16 different key stakeholder organisations. These workshops are contributing to the design and the delivery of the service and will continue as we gradually expand the service.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 25/05/2023 11:28:41 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1626986

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
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 he has made of the adequacy of the time taken by his Department to respond to complaints about Personal Independence Payments sent by Members.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Simon Lightwood
uin	184777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>When the department receives a complaint from a Member of Parliament, the aim is to contact them within 15 working days to tell them of the outcome, or when they can expect a response, if it will take longer.</p><p>We will always aim to resolve the complaint as quickly as we can, however, on occasion that the complaint is complex, we will contact the Member of Parliament to let them know when they can expect a response.</p><p>The DWP has made significant improvements to the complaints service since 2021; we triage all complaints, giving priority to vulnerable claimants who may be at risk, and those with benefit payment issues. We continually monitor complaints, including the volumes, and have introduced further improvements including developing a consistent approach to complaints through new quality standards. We are committed to learning from complaints, using insight to support further improvements and our service to customers.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/05/2023 10:39:47 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood

1623749

registered interest
date	25/04/2023
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 average decision wait time was for new Personal Independence Payment applications over the last year; and how many applications were awaiting a decision on 25 April 2023.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	182594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>The average decision wait times for new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) applications can be found in the latest published release: <a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1141841%2Ftables-pip-statistics-to-january-2023-eng-wales.xlsx&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">“Personal Independence Payment statistics to January 2023”.</a> Particularly, table 1A shows PIP average actual clearance times (median number of weeks) for normal rules, new claims in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>Clearance time measures do not include claims that were withdrawn by the claimant or claims that were disallowed by the DWP prior to referral to the assessment providers (e.g. for failure to meet basic eligibility criteria).</li></ul><p> </p><p>The number of PIP applicants awaiting a decision has been interpreted as those who had registered a claim, but which had not been cleared. This includes some who may eventually be disallowed pre-assessment, those awaiting an assessment, and those awaiting a decision following an assessment. On 31 January 2023 this stood at 207,000 claims.<strong><br> </strong><br> Source: PIP Atomic Data Store (ADS).</p><p><br> Notes:</p><ul><li>Data excludes Scotland, in line with the latest published figures on PIP;</li><li>Figure is for new claims normal rules only; and</li><li>Figure is rounded to the nearest 1,000.</li></ul> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 02/05/2023 10:22:28 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1612897

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
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 he plans to provide additional resources to support the processing of any increase in Personal Independence Payment applications when the transitional protection for the limited capability for work and work-related activity top-up is phased out.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	181972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>We continually review both current and forecast demand with a view to informing levels of resource required to meet delivery aspirations.</p><p> </p><p>Recruitment is currently underway to provide increased resource to meet current demand and known future requirements.</p><p> </p><p>These resource plans are regularly reviewed and adjusted to allow for future impacts and would consider in future anything related to the White Paper and the potential removal of the WCA process.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 26/04/2023 09:04:34 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1612898

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
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 Payment applicants were awaiting a (a) decision (b) mandatory reconsideration decision and (c) tribunal hearing on 20 April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	181973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>For questions a) and b), data in line with the relevant latest published statistics has been provided, rather than the requested 20<sup>th</sup> April 2023.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>a) The number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) applicants who were awaiting a decision in January 2023 was 207,000. <br> <br> Source: PIP Atomic Data Store (ADS).</p><p><br> Notes:</p><ul><li>Data excludes Scotland, in line with the latest published figures on PIP;</li><li>Figure is for new claims normal rules only; and</li><li>Figure is rounded to the nearest 1,000.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>b) There were 12,800 PIP mandatory reconsiderations awaiting a decision on 30<sup>th</sup> September 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Source: PIP ADS.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>Figure is rounded to the nearest 100;</li><li>Data excludes Scotland, in line with the latest published figures on PIP; and</li><li>The figure includes initial decisions following assessment for PIP (New Claims and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) Reassessments) up to 30<sup>th</sup> September 2022, the latest date for which published data is available.</li></ul><p> </p><p>c) There were 36,400 PIP claims awaiting a tribunal hearing in December 2022. This figure has been provided by the Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes: </strong></p><ul><li><strong>Figure is for PIP</strong><strong> including DLA Reassessments;</strong></li><li><strong>Management information reflects the data held on the case management system, which is subject to change, and can differ from the quality-assured MOJ official statistics, which form the agreed definitive position; and </strong></li><li><strong>Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that the data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when data are used.</strong></li></ul> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 26/04/2023 09:02:30 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1611428

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
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 amend assessment criteria for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) to ensure that claimants who are not eligible for PIP but who (a) are eligible or (b) would be eligible for the Limited Capability for Work-Related Activity group can access long term financial support.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	181056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>As part of our proposal for reform, people that are receiving both PIP and UC will receive a new UC health element as part of their claim. However, in today’s benefits system some people who are determined to have LCWRA do not receive PIP. This is also the case for some people that are in the ESA Support Group.</p><p> </p><p>For this group, we will carefully consider whether they meet the PIP assessment and eligibility criteria. As we develop our reform proposals, we will consider how disabled people and people with health conditions who need additional financial support may receive it.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 21/04/2023 10:18:53 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper