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<p>The information requested up to March 2017, the latest period for which figures
are available, is in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Personal
Independence Payments<sup> 1</sup> – Outstanding Live <sup>2</sup> Caseload</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March
2017</p></td><td><p>46,026</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>25,806</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><em><sup>Notes</sup></em></p><p><em><sup> </sup></em></p><ol><li><em> Personal
Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals), which replaced Disability Living Allowance,
on 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Claims (Reassessments). </em></li></ol><p>
</p><p><sup>2</sup> <em>There are always a number of ‘live’ appeals at the various
stages of processing before being listed for a tribunal hearing, and not just those
waiting for a listing date to be allocated. The data also include appeals which may
not require a final hearing; have had an initial hearing but have not had a final
decision; or are stayed, pending the outcome of other proceedings.</em></p><p><em>
</em></p><p><em>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the
details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system
and are the best available.</em></p><p> </p><p>We have been working with the tribunal
judiciary to identify initiatives with potential to increase the capacity and performance
of the Tribunal, including reviewing current listing practices to increase the number
of Personal Independence Payment cases being able to be listed on a session.</p><p>
</p><p>We are also in the process of recruiting over 400 judicial officer holders
to provide long term capacity in the tribunal.</p>
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