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date	14/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many personal independence payment (PIP) reassessment appeals have been upheld since the introduction of PIP.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	20027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal – Social Security and Child Support (SSCS), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits including Personal Independence Payment (PIP).</p><p>Information on overall volumes of PIP appeals received is published by the Ministry of Justice in Tribunal Statistics Quarterly. The most recent report, for the period July to September 2015, can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015</a></p><p>Between April 2013 (when PIP was introduced) and September 2015 (the latest period for which statistics are available, 3713 PIP reassessment appeals were upheld.</p><p>HMCTS does not hold accurate information on the overall volumes of PIP reassessment appeals received.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 20026 question first answered 22/12/2015 17:39:39 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

438094

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
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, for what reasons recipients of personal independence payments are called for reassessment.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	20024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>Personal Independence Payment is designed to ensure decisions on entitlement, award lengths and timing of reviews are appropriate and evidence-based.</p><p>All ongoing 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><p>The claimant can also ask for a review if the daily living needs or mobility needs arising change.</p><p>Reviews can result in a higher or lower award or no change.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/12/2015 14:04:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

438095

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
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, how many reassessments have been carried out for personal independent payments since the introduction of that payment.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	20025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of individuals on Disability Living Allowance that have been reassessed for Personal Independence Payment is available using Stat-Xplore: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>. Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore is available here: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a>.</p><br /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/12/2015 14:09:44 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

438096

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many reassessments of personal independent payments (PIP) have been appealed since the introduction of PIP.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	20026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal – Social Security and Child Support (SSCS), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits including Personal Independence Payment (PIP).</p><p>Information on overall volumes of PIP appeals received is published by the Ministry of Justice in Tribunal Statistics Quarterly. The most recent report, for the period July to September 2015, can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015</a></p><p>Between April 2013 (when PIP was introduced) and September 2015 (the latest period for which statistics are available, 3713 PIP reassessment appeals were upheld.</p><p>HMCTS does not hold accurate information on the overall volumes of PIP reassessment appeals received.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 20027 question first answered 22/12/2015 17:39:39 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

437038

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Altmann on 4 December (HL3783) that the Personal Independence Payment assessment criteria were "designed in close collaboration with disabled people and disability groups", whether they will now take into account the responses to the consultation held separately between 24 June and 5 August 2013 on the moving around criteria.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL4504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p><strong>The full public consultation on the ‘Moving around’ activity of the mobility component closed on 5 August 2013. We received more than 1,100 responses. We carefully considered all the responses received, including the suggestions for alternative approaches. We published our response to the consultation on 21 October 2013.</strong></p><br /><p><strong>We believe the assessment criteria, including the 20 metres distance, are the best way of identifying those whose physical mobility is most limited, so we did not make any changes. However, we have strengthened the measures around the reliability criteria – we recognise these are a key protection for claimants.</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Our response to the consultation is annexed to this answer.</strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 21/12/2015 12:19:10 question first ministerially corrected 22/12/2015 14:16:11 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann attachment 1 file name Annex HL 4504.pdf title Annex "Moving around activity" previous answer version 36662 answering member printed Baroness Altmann answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

437039

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have introduced a requirement for health professionals involved in the Personal Independence Payment assessment to confirm that they have referred to the reliability criteria when formulating their advice.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL4505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The guidance for health professionals undertaking assessments for Personal Independence Payment specifies that for a descriptor to be able to apply to a claimant, the claimant must be able to complete the activity reliably i.e. safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly and in a reasonable time period. For a report to be considered fully acceptable it must include confirmation that the health professional has fully considered these reliability criteria.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 22/12/2015 16:02:26 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

437040

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have revisited the Personal Independence Payment assessment moving around guidance on reliability to ensure that that guidance captures real-life situations and that the criteria are applied consistently and fairly.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL4506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The PIP Assessment Guide for Health Professionals carrying out assessments includes guidance on the assessment criteria and how they should be applied. The guide is regularly reviewed to ensure that the criteria is applied consistently and fairly.</p><br /><p>Chapter 3 – ‘The Assessment Criteria’ (page 73) explains how to apply the reliability criteria, including in the ‘Moving Around’ activity. We have also provided a worked example to further assist health professionals.</p><br /><p>The latest version of the guide is annexed to this answer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 22/12/2015 14:16:56 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann attachment 1 file name Annex HL 4506.pdf title Annex "PIP Assessment Guide"
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester