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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139207/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Informal observations form part of the suite of evidence used by Health Professionals at the face to face assessment to help Case Managers determine entitlement to benefit, along with medical evidence, history of conditions, social and occupational history, functional history including the \u2018typical day\u2019 and the functional examination.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>More information can be found at paragraph 1.6 in the Personal Independence Payment Assessment Guide at the following link:<\/p><p> <\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-assessment-guide-for-assessment-providers/pip-assessment-guide-part-1-the-assessment-process#carrying-out-pip-assessments\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-assessment-guide-for-assessment-providers/pip-assessment-guide-part-1-the-assessment-process#carrying-out-pip-assessments<\/a><\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with multiple sclerosis in receipt of disability living allowance who (a) underwent a reassessment and (b) made a new application for personal independence payments had their (i) application rejected and (ii) award reduced as a result of an informal observation made by the assessor in each year since 2013.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139208/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The information requested on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) mandatory reconsiderations (MR) and appeals for claimants with a primary disabling condition of Multiple Sclerosis in Scotland, Wales and England can be found in the tables below.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Northern Irish Assembly has devolved responsibility for social security benefits. The responsibility for statistics in Northern Ireland lies with the Department for Communities: <a href=\"http://www.communities-ni.gov.uk\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.communities-ni.gov.uk<\/a><\/p><p>Since PIP was introduced 4.1m decisions have been made up to March 2019, of these 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>Reassessments from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Table 1:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for reassessment claims to PIP with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, Scotland.<\/p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year of<\/strong> <strong>Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Number of Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> <strong>maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was<\/strong> <strong>overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>70<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>370<\/p><\/td><td><p>70<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><td><p>50<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>1,360<\/p><\/td><td><p>210<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><td><p>150<\/p><\/td><td><p>100<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>820<\/p><\/td><td><p>140<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>100<\/p><\/td><td><p>70<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>690<\/p><\/td><td><p>120<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>80<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Table 2:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for reassessment claims to PIP with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, Wales.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year of<\/strong> <strong>Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Number of Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> <strong>maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was<\/strong> <strong>overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>150<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>250<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>50<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>930<\/p><\/td><td><p>200<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><td><p>150<\/p><\/td><td><p>90<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>70<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>430<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>50<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>240<\/p><\/td><td><p>50<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p><strong>Table 3:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for reassessment claims to PIP with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, England.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year of<\/strong> <strong>Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Number of Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> <strong>maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was<\/strong> <strong>overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>610<\/p><\/td><td><p>110<\/p><\/td><td><p>50<\/p><\/td><td><p>50<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>2,720<\/p><\/td><td><p>640<\/p><\/td><td><p>160<\/p><\/td><td><p>470<\/p><\/td><td><p>300<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>220<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>9,920<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,970<\/p><\/td><td><p>550<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,400<\/p><\/td><td><p>840<\/p><\/td><td><p>80<\/p><\/td><td><p>140<\/p><\/td><td><p>560<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>7,160<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,380<\/p><\/td><td><p>330<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,040<\/p><\/td><td><p>620<\/p><\/td><td><p>100<\/p><\/td><td><p>70<\/p><\/td><td><p>350<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>6,260<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,220<\/p><\/td><td><p>300<\/p><\/td><td><p>810<\/p><\/td><td><p>500<\/p><\/td><td><p>120<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>80<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>New Claims to PIP.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Table 4:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for PIP new claims with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, Scotland.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year of<\/strong> <strong>Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Number of Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> <strong>maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was<\/strong> <strong>overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>130<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>560<\/p><\/td><td><p>110<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>90<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>470<\/p><\/td><td><p>120<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>100<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>540<\/p><\/td><td><p>130<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>110<\/p><\/td><td><p>50<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>500<\/p><\/td><td><p>110<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>90<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>440<\/p><\/td><td><p>100<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>80<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p><strong>Table 5:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for PIP new claims with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, Wales.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year of<\/strong> <strong>Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Number of Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> <strong>maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was<\/strong> <strong>overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>250<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>140<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>180<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>160<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>190<\/p><\/td><td><p>50<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p><strong>Table 6:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for PIP new claims with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, England.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year of<\/strong> <strong>Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Number of Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> <strong>maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was<\/strong> <strong>overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>530<\/p><\/td><td><p>90<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>3,940<\/p><\/td><td><p>650<\/p><\/td><td><p>170<\/p><\/td><td><p>470<\/p><\/td><td><p>180<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>100<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>3,240<\/p><\/td><td><p>730<\/p><\/td><td><p>130<\/p><\/td><td><p>600<\/p><\/td><td><p>240<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><td><p>150<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>3,040<\/p><\/td><td><p>670<\/p><\/td><td><p>90<\/p><\/td><td><p>580<\/p><\/td><td><p>230<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>70<\/p><\/td><td><p>120<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>3,130<\/p><\/td><td><p>740<\/p><\/td><td><p>110<\/p><\/td><td><p>630<\/p><\/td><td><p>280<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>160<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>2,780<\/p><\/td><td><p>640<\/p><\/td><td><p>100<\/p><\/td><td><p>450<\/p><\/td><td><p>190<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Source: PIP Computer System<\/p><p>All data rounded to the nearest 10. # refers to where there are less than 5 cases.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>Components may not sum to totals due to rounding.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In the application process, claimants\u2019 primary disabling condition is only recorded for collation by the Department at assessment.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Data is based on primary disabling condition as recorded on the PIP computer systems. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The geography relates to the origin of the claim (i.e. derived from claimant\u2019s postcode).<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>PIP data includes normal rules and special rules for the terminally ill claimants.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Some decisions which are changed at MR, and where the claimant continues to appeal for a higher PIP award, are then changed again at tribunal appeal. Therefore the number of people who had a decision changed at MR and the number of people who had a decision changed at tribunal appeal cannot be added together.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Lapsed appeals are where DWP changed the decision after an appeal was lodged but before it was heard at Tribunal.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Claimants who have received benefit decisions more recently may not yet have had time to complete the claimant journey and progress to an MR and appeal.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with multiple sclerosis in receipt of disability living allowance in (a) Scotland, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Wales and (d) England appealed a decision at tribunal relating to a reassessment for personal independence payments and had that decision overturned (i) by her Department before the date of that tribunal and (ii) by that tribunal in each year since 2013.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139209", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139209/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The information requested on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) mandatory reconsiderations (MR) and appeals for claimants with a primary disabling condition of Multiple Sclerosis in Scotland, Wales and England can be found in the tables below.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Northern Irish Assembly has devolved responsibility for social security benefits. The responsibility for statistics in Northern Ireland lies with the Department for Communities: <a href=\"http://www.communities-ni.gov.uk\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.communities-ni.gov.uk<\/a><\/p><p>Since PIP was introduced 4.1m decisions have been made up to March 2019, of these 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>Reassessments from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Table 1:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for reassessment claims to PIP with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, Scotland.<\/p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year of<\/strong> <strong>Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Number of Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> <strong>maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was<\/strong> <strong>overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>70<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>370<\/p><\/td><td><p>70<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><td><p>50<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>1,360<\/p><\/td><td><p>210<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><td><p>150<\/p><\/td><td><p>100<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>820<\/p><\/td><td><p>140<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>100<\/p><\/td><td><p>70<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>690<\/p><\/td><td><p>120<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>80<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Table 2:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for reassessment claims to PIP with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, Wales.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year of<\/strong> <strong>Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Number of Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> <strong>maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was<\/strong> <strong>overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>150<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>250<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>50<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>930<\/p><\/td><td><p>200<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><td><p>150<\/p><\/td><td><p>90<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>70<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>430<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>50<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>240<\/p><\/td><td><p>50<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p><strong>Table 3:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for reassessment claims to PIP with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, England.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year of<\/strong> <strong>Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Number of Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> <strong>maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was<\/strong> <strong>overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>610<\/p><\/td><td><p>110<\/p><\/td><td><p>50<\/p><\/td><td><p>50<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>2,720<\/p><\/td><td><p>640<\/p><\/td><td><p>160<\/p><\/td><td><p>470<\/p><\/td><td><p>300<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>220<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>9,920<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,970<\/p><\/td><td><p>550<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,400<\/p><\/td><td><p>840<\/p><\/td><td><p>80<\/p><\/td><td><p>140<\/p><\/td><td><p>560<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>7,160<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,380<\/p><\/td><td><p>330<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,040<\/p><\/td><td><p>620<\/p><\/td><td><p>100<\/p><\/td><td><p>70<\/p><\/td><td><p>350<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>6,260<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,220<\/p><\/td><td><p>300<\/p><\/td><td><p>810<\/p><\/td><td><p>500<\/p><\/td><td><p>120<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>80<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>New Claims to PIP.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Table 4:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for PIP new claims with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, Scotland.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year of<\/strong> <strong>Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Number of Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> <strong>maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was<\/strong> <strong>overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>130<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>560<\/p><\/td><td><p>110<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>90<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>470<\/p><\/td><td><p>120<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>100<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>540<\/p><\/td><td><p>130<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>110<\/p><\/td><td><p>50<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>500<\/p><\/td><td><p>110<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>90<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>440<\/p><\/td><td><p>100<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>80<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p><strong>Table 5:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for PIP new claims with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, Wales.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year of<\/strong> <strong>Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Number of Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> <strong>maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was<\/strong> <strong>overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>250<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>140<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>180<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>160<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>190<\/p><\/td><td><p>50<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p><strong>Table 6:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for PIP new claims with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, England.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year of<\/strong> <strong>Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Number of Initial<\/strong> <strong>Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>MRs<\/strong> <strong>completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> <strong>maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals where the<\/strong> <strong>decision was<\/strong> <strong>overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>530<\/p><\/td><td><p>90<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>3,940<\/p><\/td><td><p>650<\/p><\/td><td><p>170<\/p><\/td><td><p>470<\/p><\/td><td><p>180<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>100<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>3,240<\/p><\/td><td><p>730<\/p><\/td><td><p>130<\/p><\/td><td><p>600<\/p><\/td><td><p>240<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><td><p>150<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>3,040<\/p><\/td><td><p>670<\/p><\/td><td><p>90<\/p><\/td><td><p>580<\/p><\/td><td><p>230<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>70<\/p><\/td><td><p>120<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>3,130<\/p><\/td><td><p>740<\/p><\/td><td><p>110<\/p><\/td><td><p>630<\/p><\/td><td><p>280<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>160<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>2,780<\/p><\/td><td><p>640<\/p><\/td><td><p>100<\/p><\/td><td><p>450<\/p><\/td><td><p>190<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>#<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Source: PIP Computer System<\/p><p>All data rounded to the nearest 10. # refers to where there are less than 5 cases.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>Components may not sum to totals due to rounding.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In the application process, claimants\u2019 primary disabling condition is only recorded for collation by the Department at assessment.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Data is based on primary disabling condition as recorded on the PIP computer systems. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The geography relates to the origin of the claim (i.e. derived from claimant\u2019s postcode).<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>PIP data includes normal rules and special rules for the terminally ill claimants.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Some decisions which are changed at MR, and where the claimant continues to appeal for a higher PIP award, are then changed again at tribunal appeal. Therefore the number of people who had a decision changed at MR and the number of people who had a decision changed at tribunal appeal cannot be added together.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Lapsed appeals are where DWP changed the decision after an appeal was lodged but before it was heard at Tribunal.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Claimants who have received benefit decisions more recently may not yet have had time to complete the claimant journey and progress to an MR and appeal.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with multiple sclerosis in (a) Scotland, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Wales and (d) England who made a new application for personal independence payments appealed the decision made by her Department at tribunal and had that decision overturned by (i) her Department before the date of the tribunal and (ii) the tribunal in each year since 2013.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139231/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Payments for Criminal Injuries Compensation come under payment for personal injury. Once the claimant has provided the information the Decision Maker would disregard for 52 weeks from the date of the award and if the award is put in trust the Decision Maker would disregard indefinitely. If the claimant was to take an income from the Trust it is treated as income from capital.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what account is taken of income from compensation payments under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in employment and support allowance calculations.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4267", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sarah Champion"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139348/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>No such assessment of merits has been made. There are no plans to reinstate the change to the Employment and Support Allowance work-related activity component and the Universal Credit limited capability for work element.<\/p><p>As part of the Personal Support Package which was announced in the \u2018Improving Lives\u2019 Green Paper in October 2016, we committed to a £330m package of support over 4 years for claimants affected by the removal of the Work Related Activity component.<\/p><p>The Department believes that this change will provide the right incentives and support to help new claimants with limited capability for work.<\/p><p>In 2019/20 we are spending £55 billion on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions. Furthermore, real terms disability benefits spending will be higher every year to 2023 than in 2010.<\/p>"}
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