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In response to the increase in Access to Work applications, business processes have been regularly reviewed, including the Renewals process. As part of this, we will now treat applications that are classified as renewals for on-going support as a priority group.<\/p>

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Although this is not an automatic extension of the award, the prioritisation of renewals will enable applications to be cleared more quickly. Where the decision is to put in place a new award, this will be put in place for the longest period appropriate (up to the current 3 year maximum) so that the customer has stability in terms of their award, rather than having to renew again in a very short timeline, as was the case with automatically extended awards.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1609", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chloe Smith"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Norwich North"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chloe Smith"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-03-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-03-17T15:59:07.987Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-03-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Access to Work Programme"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will re-introduce the six-month extension of Access to Work grant awards for claimants who rely on support workers and are experiencing delays in the processing of their renewal applications.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/163", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Ham"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Timms"} ], "uin" : "139248"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1440844", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1440844/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Access to Work are currently receiving an increased level of applications for support and are working through all applications to ensure that they are progressed as soon as possible.<\/p>

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For applications where a customer is due to begin a job in the next 4 weeks (whether employed or self-employed), and renewal applications for on-going support, their case will be prioritised and contact made as soon as possible. The Department is currently recruiting and training more people to work on Access to Work, as well the use of overtime working to support reducing the outstanding claim volumes.<\/p>

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The information requested can be found in the table below.<\/p>

We have not included February and March 2020 as the data is not available. Therefore, the information provided in the table covers April 2020 to January 2022.<\/p>

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Although not included in your question, it may be helpful to know that from autumn 2020, we have also been conducting video assessments, where appropriate, alongside telephone, paper based and face to face assessments. The proportion of video assessments have been included in the table for completeness.<\/p>

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<\/p><\/td>

v<\/p><\/td>

iv<\/p><\/td>

iii<\/p><\/td>

ii<\/p><\/td>

i<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

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Apr 20 \u2013 Jan 21<\/p><\/td>

Feb 21 \u2013 Apr 21<\/p><\/td>

May 21 \u2013 Jul 21<\/p><\/td>

Aug 21 \u2013 Oct 21<\/p><\/td>

Nov 21 \u2013 Jan 22<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Paper based review<\/p><\/td>

17.4%<\/p><\/td>

16.1%<\/p><\/td>

17.2%<\/p><\/td>

16.3%<\/p><\/td>

16.3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Face to face assessment<\/p><\/td>

0.0%<\/p><\/td>

0.0%<\/p><\/td>

0.0%<\/p><\/td>

6.8%<\/p><\/td>

4.6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Telephone assessment<\/p><\/td>

82.5%<\/p><\/td>

83.8%<\/p><\/td>

82.3%<\/p><\/td>

76.3%<\/p><\/td>

77.3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Video assessment<\/p><\/td>

0.0%<\/p><\/td>

0.1%<\/p><\/td>

0.4%<\/p><\/td>

0.7%<\/p><\/td>

1.8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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Please Note:<\/strong><\/p>

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The above data is derived from unpublished management information which is produced by the assessment providers and has not been quality assured to Official Statistics Publication standards.<\/p>

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Some of the monthly totals have been calculated using weekly MI as there is no monthly MI available.<\/p>

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All percentages have been rounded to the nearest .1%, therefore percentages may not add to 100%.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1609", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chloe Smith"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Norwich North"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chloe Smith"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-03-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1440919/answer/previousversion/58586", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1609", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chloe Smith"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Norwich North"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chloe Smith"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-03-21T15:47:36.387Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-03-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Personal Independence Payment assessments have been carried out by (a) telephone, (b) paper based or (c) face-to-face assessments between (i) November 2021 and January 2022, (ii) August and October 2021, (iii) May and July 2021, (iv) February and April 2021 and (v) February 2020 and January 2021.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/163", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Ham"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Timms"} ], "uin" : "139251"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1440920", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1440920/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

On 31st January 2022 (most recent data available), there were around 220,000 Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Award Reviews registered that were awaiting a decision.<\/p>

<\/p>

For PIP Award Review decisions made in January 2022 (most recent data available) the average (median) time from Award Review registration to DWP decision was around 16 weeks.<\/p>

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Customers awaiting an assessment to review their PIP will continue to be paid until the review is complete. We always aim to make an award decision as quickly as possible, considering the need to review all available evidence, including that from the claimant.<\/p>

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Notes: <\/strong><\/p>

Data Source: PIP Atomic Data Store (ADS)<\/p>

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