Where a claimant finds it difficult to complete the \u201cHow your disability affects you\u201d form within the 4-week period, they are advised to contact the Department who will automatically provide an additional two weeks when needed. Where a claimant still has difficulty, they will be granted further time where it is considered reasonable to do so.<\/p>
<\/p>
Recent research carried out by Ipsos MORI indicated that 85% of claimants were able to complete all sections of the PIP2 questionnaire and only 4% were unable to do so. This has been the subject of a government publication<\/p>
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-evaluation-wave-1-claimant-survey-findings<\/a><\/p>"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/783269", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what venues were used for assessments for personal independence payments in Manchester in the last 12 months; and what assessment his Department made of the accessibility of those venues before choosing them.", "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 Personal Independence Payment Assessment Guide, paragraph 1.5.4, what recent assessment he has made of compliance with the guidance on cases that should not require a face-to-face consultation by assessors; and what estimate he has made of the number of claimants who were invited to attend unnecessary face-to-face assessments in the most recent 12-month period for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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