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	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	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: Muscular Dystrophy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations she has received from claimants of personal independence payment with myotonic dystrophy on personal independence payment assessments; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	187298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 5<sup>th</sup> November 2018 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=186178" target="_blank"><strong>UIN 186178</strong></a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 12/11/2018 15:04:21 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

777051

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	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, how many people who previously qualified for disability living allowance have not been awarded personal independence payments following assessments by Atos.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	109416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>DWP case managers make decisions on all claims based on the PIP2 questionnaire completed by the claimant, any additional evidence they have submitted, the report from the assessment provider and any additional information the assessment provider has requested, for example information from the claimant’s GP.</p><p> </p><p>Up to 31st July 2017, 649,480 claimants underwent a Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) reassessment with Independent Assessment Services (IAS), previously known as Atos. Of these claimants, 125,680 were disallowed PIP and 523,800 were awarded PIP by the department.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: PIP Computer System claimant records.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p><del class="ministerial">1. The figures above are the outcome of the first DWP decision on each reassessment claim (i.e. prior to any reconsideration, appeal action and award review), where that decision was a disallowance after the claimant underwent an assessment by Independent Assessment Services (previously known as Atos).</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">2. Figures include decisions made between 8th April 2013 and 31st July 2017.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">2. 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.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">3. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">4. Great Britain only.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The figures are the outcome of the first DWP decision on each DLA to PIP reassessment claim assessed under Normal Rules only, prior to any reconsideration, appeal action and award review, after the claimant underwent an assessment by IAS. Figures include decisions made between 8th April 2013 and 31st July 2017 as recorded on Department systems. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 and are for Great Britain only.</ins></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 01/11/2017 11:52:08 question first ministerially corrected 15/01/2018 10:56:58 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton previous answer version 19203 answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt answering member 4017
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

783283

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2017
	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 recent estimate his Department has made of the average time taken to process a personal independence payment application.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	111320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The latest available data on the average clearance time (end to end decision) taken to process a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claim from registration to DWP decision can be found in table 5A for normal rule claims and table 5B for Special Rules for the Terminally ill claims in the file “Data Tables: Personal Independence Payment: Official Statistics to July 2017” at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-july-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-july-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 13/11/2017 12:57:02 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

783284

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2017
	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: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of incorrectly filled out personal independence payment applications by assessors in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	111321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Assessors do not fill out Personal Independent Payment applications therefore we are interpreting this to mean <em>incorrectly filled out Personal Independent Payment assessment reports. </em><em> </em></p><p> </p><p>The Department has set standards for the quality of assessments that both Personal Independence Payment providers must meet, which the Department monitors. The standards require assessment providers to provide the Department’s Case Managers with an assessment that is clear and medically reasonable. We are continually working with the assessment providers to further improve the quality of assessments including clinical coaching, feedback and support available to each assessor.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 13/11/2017 13:07:29 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

785043

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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	Universal Credit: Disability
	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 potential effect of mandatory health and work conversations on the health and wellbeing of disabled claimants which take place after the roll-out of universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	111508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>We have rolled out the Health and Work Conversation (HWC) to Employment and Support Allowance claimants. Whilst taking part in the HWC will be mandatory for the majority of individuals there are extensive safeguards in place. There are clear exemptions for claimants where it would be inappropriate for them to attend. Work coaches also have the flexibility to defer the HWC if the claimant cannot attend due to temporary circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>All Universal Credit claimants are expected to attend mandatory interviews prior to the work capability assessment where it is reasonable to do so. From late Autumn work coaches will use the Health and Work Conversation techniques to support claimants in discussions with claimants.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 15/11/2017 11:31:12 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

785046

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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: Motor Neurone Disease
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with motor neurone disease who have been awarded the enhanced rate for the care and mobility components of personal independence payments have been subject to a reassessment; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	111458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 13/11/2017 13:02:27 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

785048

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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: North West Durham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in North West Durham constituency who previously qualified for disability living allowance have not been awarded personal independence payments following an assessment by the Independent Assessment Services.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Laura Pidcock
	uin	111630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>DWP case managers make decisions on all claims based on the PIP2 questionnaire completed by the claimant, any additional evidence they have submitted, the report from the assessment provider and any additional information the assessment provider has requested, for example information from the claimant’s GP.</p><p> </p><p>Up to 31 July 2017, 2,020 claimants in North West Durham constituency underwent a Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) reassessment with Independent Assessment Services (IAS), previously known as Atos. Of these claimants, 1,640 were awarded PIP and 380 were disallowed PIP.</p><p> </p><p>Source: PIP Computer System claimant records.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. The figure above is the outcome of the first DWP decision on each reassessment claim (i.e. prior to any reconsideration, appeal action and award review), where that decision was a disallowance after the claimant underwent an assessment by Independent Assessment Services (previously known as Atos).</p><p>2. Figures include decisions made between 8 April 2013 and 31 July 2017.</p><p>3. Figures include reassessment outcomes for individuals who were aged between 16 and 64 on 8 April 2013, and include both PIP Normal Rules and Special Rules for the Terminally Ill claims.</p><p>3. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>4. Great Britain only.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 13/11/2017 17:51:59 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4665 label Biography information for Laura Pidcock

785050

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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: Terminal Illnesses
	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 (PIP) claimants with terminal illnesses and life-shortening diseases (a) were declared ineligible for PIP following assessment (b) appealed that decision successfully at tribunal.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	111567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department records a claimant’s main disability but does not record whether this disability is or is not life-shortening. The latest available data on the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims cleared by type (e.g. awarded, disallowed or withdrawn), split by normal rules and special rules for the terminally ill and by primary disabling condition can be found in Stat-Xplore: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>. Stat Xplore shows that over 99% of PIP claims made under special rules for the terminally ill are awarded PIP, excluding withdrawn claims.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here:</p><p><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> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 13/11/2017 16:15:24 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

785051

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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 recent assessment he has made of the effect of the personal independence payment process on the health and wellbeing of claimants.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	111562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>DWP and our Assessment Providers are committed to providing a quality, sensitive and respectful service by conducting fair, accurate and objective assessments, not all of which have to be carried out face-to-face where sufficient evidence exists. Where a face-to-face assessment is required claimants are given the opportunity to alert their Assessment Provider of any additional requirements they may have and the providers will meet any such reasonable requests. Claimants are also encouraged to bring someone with them to their consultation where they would find that helpful for example, to reassure them or to help them during the consultation. The PIP Assessment Guide, which is regularly updated, provides comprehensive guidance for Health Professionals regarding all aspects of the assessment process, including how health professionals conduct themselves during face-to-face consultations.</p><p> </p><p>Awards of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can be at one of eight possible rates of payment. Reviews of PIP are therefore a key part of the benefit and ensure that not only awards remain correct where needs may change but that we also maintain contact with the claimant, both features missing from its predecessor Disability Living Allowance. The length of an award is 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. Award reviews can also be instigated where a claimant reports that their needs have improved or got worse. PIP already recognises that for the most severely disabled claimants, the award review process could seem unnecessarily intrusive. Existing PIP claimants with the most severe, lifetime disabilities, whose functional ability has remained the same, are more likely to have their evidence reviewed by a DWP Decision-Maker and will not need to have another face-to-face assessment with a healthcare professional.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to closely monitor developments across the health and disability landscape and engage with stakeholders to improve the service we provide. We are committed to ensuring that the PIP reassessment process works effectively across the spectrum of disabilities and health conditions, including mental health conditions, cognitive impairments and physical disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has interpreted your costs request to mean the DWP costs associated with PIP award reviews. The yearly operating costs are shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PIP Award Reviews</p></td><td><p>£167,408</p></td><td><p>£1,867,455</p></td><td><p>£8,019,582</p></td><td><p>£5,958,376</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p>The data above is shown in financial years (01<sup>st</sup> April – 31<sup>st</sup> March) with the exception of 2017/18 which is 01<sup>st</sup> April – 30<sup>th</sup> September</p><p>The costs associated with Award Reviews have risen each year due to the staged roll-out of the PIP benefit.</p><p> </p><p>Source</p><p>Activity Based Management Model – L1 Operating Costs</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 111563 111564 question first answered 15/11/2017 11:22:47 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

785052

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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 assessment he has made of the effect of long-term sick and disabled personal independence payment (PIP) claimants taking repeated PIP tests and assessments of the health and wellbeing of claimants; and what the cost to the public purse has been of such repeat tests and assessments since they were instituted.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	111563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>DWP and our Assessment Providers are committed to providing a quality, sensitive and respectful service by conducting fair, accurate and objective assessments, not all of which have to be carried out face-to-face where sufficient evidence exists. Where a face-to-face assessment is required claimants are given the opportunity to alert their Assessment Provider of any additional requirements they may have and the providers will meet any such reasonable requests. Claimants are also encouraged to bring someone with them to their consultation where they would find that helpful for example, to reassure them or to help them during the consultation. The PIP Assessment Guide, which is regularly updated, provides comprehensive guidance for Health Professionals regarding all aspects of the assessment process, including how health professionals conduct themselves during face-to-face consultations.</p><p> </p><p>Awards of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can be at one of eight possible rates of payment. Reviews of PIP are therefore a key part of the benefit and ensure that not only awards remain correct where needs may change but that we also maintain contact with the claimant, both features missing from its predecessor Disability Living Allowance. The length of an award is 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. Award reviews can also be instigated where a claimant reports that their needs have improved or got worse. PIP already recognises that for the most severely disabled claimants, the award review process could seem unnecessarily intrusive. Existing PIP claimants with the most severe, lifetime disabilities, whose functional ability has remained the same, are more likely to have their evidence reviewed by a DWP Decision-Maker and will not need to have another face-to-face assessment with a healthcare professional.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to closely monitor developments across the health and disability landscape and engage with stakeholders to improve the service we provide. We are committed to ensuring that the PIP reassessment process works effectively across the spectrum of disabilities and health conditions, including mental health conditions, cognitive impairments and physical disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has interpreted your costs request to mean the DWP costs associated with PIP award reviews. The yearly operating costs are shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PIP Award Reviews</p></td><td><p>£167,408</p></td><td><p>£1,867,455</p></td><td><p>£8,019,582</p></td><td><p>£5,958,376</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p>The data above is shown in financial years (01<sup>st</sup> April – 31<sup>st</sup> March) with the exception of 2017/18 which is 01<sup>st</sup> April – 30<sup>th</sup> September</p><p>The costs associated with Award Reviews have risen each year due to the staged roll-out of the PIP benefit.</p><p> </p><p>Source</p><p>Activity Based Management Model – L1 Operating Costs</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 111562 111564 question first answered 15/11/2017 11:22:47 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy