The table below gives the number of outstanding PIP cases on the first of each month from 2021 to 2023. Claims are considered outstanding when the claim has been registered but a decision has not yet been made by a Case Manager on whether to award PIP.<\/p>
<\/p>
Month<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Outstanding cases<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jan-21<\/p><\/td> 220,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Feb-21<\/p><\/td> 233,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mar-21<\/p><\/td> 237,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Apr-21<\/p><\/td> 252,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May-21<\/p><\/td> 265,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jun-21<\/p><\/td> 281,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jul-21<\/p><\/td> 296,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aug-21<\/p><\/td> 297,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sep-21<\/p><\/td> 302,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oct-21<\/p><\/td> 308,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nov-21<\/p><\/td> 316,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dec-21<\/p><\/td> 312,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jan-22<\/p><\/td> 301,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Feb-22<\/p><\/td> 308,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mar-22<\/p><\/td> 307,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Apr-22<\/p><\/td> 303,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May-22<\/p><\/td> 295,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jun-22<\/p><\/td> 300,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jul-22<\/p><\/td> 299,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aug-22<\/p><\/td> 284,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sep-22<\/p><\/td> 282,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oct-22<\/p><\/td> 284,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nov-22<\/p><\/td> 275,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dec-22<\/p><\/td> 259,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jan-23<\/p><\/td> 237,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Feb-23<\/p><\/td> 232,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mar-23<\/p><\/td> 245,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Apr-23<\/p><\/td> 273,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May-23<\/p><\/td> 286,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jun-23<\/p><\/td> 301,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jul-23<\/p><\/td> 298,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aug-23<\/p><\/td> 286,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sep-23<\/p><\/td> 281,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oct-23<\/p><\/td> 291,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nov-23<\/p><\/td> 287,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dec-23<\/p><\/td> 276,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Notes:<\/p> - Source: PIP Atomic Data Store;<\/p> - Figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000;<\/p> - Figures are for England and Wales only;<\/p> - These figures include claims made under normal rules and special rules for terminal illness and include both new claims and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP reassessment claims.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applicants for Personal Independence Payment had not received a decision on the first day of each month in 2023.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were awaiting a decision on their Personal Independence Payment application on the first day of each month in 2022.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were awaiting a decision on their Personal Independence Payment application on the first day of each month in 2021.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper, published on 16 March 2023, what progress his Department has made on testing matching a Personal Independent Payment applicant\u2019s primary health condition to a specialist assessor; and when he plans to publish the findings.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper, published on 16 March 2023, what progress his Department has made on the test of the feasibility of sharing assessment reports with Personal Independent Payment applicants before a decision is made; and when he plans to publish the findings.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to inform recipients of the (a) limited capability for work-related activity element of Universal Credit and (b) Employment and Support Allowance support group of their potential entitlement to Personal Independence Payment.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1693220", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1693220/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " DWP is committed to improving the way the benefit system supports people nearing the end of their life.<\/p> <\/p> There is no automatic entitlement to PIP in relation to a health condition - except in cases of people nearing the end of life.<\/p> <\/p> A PIP claimant is currently regarded as being end of life if they suffer from a progressive disease and their death in consequence of that disease can reasonably be expected within 12 months.<\/p> <\/p> Special considerations apply to such claimants. Currently, claims are processed within 3 days on average.<\/p> <\/p> In the longer term, the Health Transformation Programme will transform the entire PIP service to simplify and shorten the application process for all PIP claimants, including those with life-threatening conditions.<\/p>"}
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