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870247

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	date	23/03/2018
	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: Visual Impairment
	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 ensure the Personal Independence Payment assessment process is accessible to people with sight loss.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	134111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>We have a range of provisions in place to ensure assessments are accessible to all claimants, in line with the standards under the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Both Assessment Providers will provide on request, materials in alternative formats to meet the needs of claimants with a wide range of health conditions and impairments. This includes, but is not limited to, the provision of communications in large font material, Braille or audio format.</p><p> </p><p>Before attending a consultation, claimants are given the opportunity to alert the Assessment Provider to any additional requirements they may have. The Assessment Providers will endeavour to meet any reasonable requests.</p><p> </p><p>All assessment centres are fully accessible and the needs of all claimants are considered, including proximity to public transport routes and access to suitable parking. Where a face-to-face consultation is required, claimants are encouraged to bring a companion who can provide help and support.</p><p> </p><p>Both Assessment Providers regularly engage with a variety of stakeholders including sight loss charities, to review and improve the service they provide to all claimants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 28/03/2018 15:33:19 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

870248

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2018
	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: Visual Impairment
	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 ensure that personal independence payment assessors understand sight loss.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	134112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The PIP assessment is not a medical assessment requiring the assessor to diagnose a condition and recommend treatment options. The focus is on ensuring Health Care Professionals (HCPs) are experts in disability analysis, focusing on the effects of health conditions and impairments on a claimant’s daily life.</p><p>All HCPs receive training on a wide range of conditions including sight loss and visual impairment. This includes detailed modules covering all aspects of sight loss and how the condition impacts on a person’s ability to undertake the activities in the PIP assessment. Both Assessment Providers employ Sensory Impairment Champions who are available to provide support and advice to HCPs at any point during the assessment process. In addition, DWP and the Assessment Providers engage with medical experts, sight loss charities and relevant stakeholders to strengthen, review and update their training programmes.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 28/03/2018 13:04:52 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

870246

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2018
	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: Visual Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to improve assessments and decision-making processes for blind and partially sighted people who claim personal independence payments.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	134110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department is committed to continuously improving our assessment and decision making processes and to ensuring that decisions on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are right first time for all claimants, regardless of their condition. PIP is working better for those with a visual impairment compared to the previous benefit, Disability Living Allowance (DLA). Under DLA, 5% of all those with a visual impairment were receiving the top level of support at the end of May 2013, whereas under PIP 63% of recipients are currently receiving the highest rates.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>DLA and PIP data taken from Stat-Xplore (<a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a>)</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 28/03/2018 12:51:39 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle