https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2018<\/a><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people requested a mandatory reconsideration for (a) universal credit and (b) PIP in 2018; and how many of those mandatory reconsiderations resulted in changed outcomes.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/938459", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/938459/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "The Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payments provides a significant contribution towards funeral costs, covering burials, cremations and £700 towards coffins, flowers and other costs. It continues to meet the necessary costs of a cremation or burial for claimants on certain income based benefits or tax credits. Average payments have increased year-on-year to meet these necessary costs, by some 28% over the past ten years.<\/p>
<\/p>
We have also made interest-free Social Fund Budgeting Loans available for funeral costs in addition to Funeral Expenses Payments. Whilst we are keeping the level of funeral expenses payments under review, we do need to ensure that we have a system that is both fair for taxpayers, while assisting the most vulnerable with funeral expenses.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to review the adequacy of the element of the Funeral Expenses Payment that is used to pay funeral directors, coffins and flowers to cover those costs.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3952", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins"}
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The Department for Work and Pensions does not produce estimates for the average cost of a funeral.<\/p>
<\/p>
The average Funeral Expenses Payment (FEP) made in each year is published in the Social Fund Annual Report. Table 1 below provides the average FEP made in each year since 2003/04. Figures are rounded to the nearest £1.<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
Table 1: Average FEP award, 2003/04 \u2013 2017/18<\/strong><\/p> <\/p>
Year<\/p><\/td> | Average FEP award<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2003/04<\/p><\/td> | £1,019<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2004/05<\/p><\/td> | £1,051<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2005/06<\/p><\/td> | £1,081<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2006/07<\/p><\/td> | £1,117<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2007/08<\/p><\/td> | £1,162<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2008/09<\/p><\/td> | £1,194<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2009/10<\/p><\/td> | £1,208<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2010/11<\/p><\/td> | £1,217<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2011/12<\/p><\/td> | £1,241<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2012/13<\/p><\/td> | £1,225<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2013/14<\/p><\/td> | £1,347<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2014/15<\/p><\/td> | £1,375<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2015/16<\/p><\/td> | £1,410<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2016/17<\/p><\/td> | £1,427<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2017/18<\/p><\/td> | £1,461<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Source: Social Fund Annual Reports 2003/04 \u2013 2016/17, Social Fund Policy Budget and Management Information System<\/p> <\/p> Notes<\/p> <\/p> - The figure for 2017/18 is drawn from the Social Fund Policy Budget and Management Information System as the Social Fund Annual Report 2017/18 is not yet published.<\/li>
- The average award is the average payment net of returned payments (including appeals). This is calculated by taking the total value of payments in a given year (net of returned payments) and dividing by the total number of payments in a given year, as recorded in the Policy, Budget and Management Information System.<\/li>
- These averages include awards made after review, reconsideration or appeal following an initial refusal.<\/li><\/ol>"}
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The Department for Work and Pensions does not produce estimates for the average cost of a funeral.<\/p> <\/p> The average Funeral Expenses Payment (FEP) made in each year is published in the Social Fund Annual Report. Table 1 below provides the average FEP made in each year since 2003/04. Figures are rounded to the nearest £1.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Table 1: Average FEP award, 2003/04 \u2013 2017/18<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> Year<\/p><\/td> | Average FEP award<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2003/04<\/p><\/td> | £1,019<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2004/05<\/p><\/td> | £1,051<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2005/06<\/p><\/td> | £1,081<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2006/07<\/p><\/td> | £1,117<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2007/08<\/p><\/td> | £1,162<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2008/09<\/p><\/td> | £1,194<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2009/10<\/p><\/td> | £1,208<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2010/11<\/p><\/td> | £1,217<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2011/12<\/p><\/td> | £1,241<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2012/13<\/p><\/td> | £1,225<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2013/14<\/p><\/td> | £1,347<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2014/15<\/p><\/td> | £1,375<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2015/16<\/p><\/td> | £1,410<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2016/17<\/p><\/td> | £1,427<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2017/18<\/p><\/td> | £1,461<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Source: Social Fund Annual Reports 2003/04 \u2013 2016/17, Social Fund Policy Budget and Management Information System<\/p> <\/p> Notes<\/p> <\/p> - The figure for 2017/18 is drawn from the Social Fund Policy Budget and Management Information System as the Social Fund Annual Report 2017/18 is not yet published.<\/li>
- The average award is the average payment net of returned payments (including appeals). This is calculated by taking the total value of payments in a given year (net of returned payments) and dividing by the total number of payments in a given year, as recorded in the Policy, Budget and Management Information System.<\/li>
- These averages include awards made after review, reconsideration or appeal following an initial refusal.<\/li><\/ol>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average Funeral Expenses Payment was in each year since 2003.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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Up to January 2018, 47,410 people with Autism, Asperger\u2019s syndrome or Retts disorder as their main disabling condition on PIP were awarded PIP following a reassessment from DLA.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p>- This is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.<\/li>
- Data is based on main disabling condition as recorded on the PIP computer system. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.<\/li>
- Figures include rising 16\u2019s (Individuals previously on child DLA who are reassessed for PIP upon reaching the age of 16).<\/li>
- Figures are based on initial outcome only.<\/li>
- Figures include claims under normal rules and special rules.<\/li>
- Data taken from the PIP computer system\u2019s management information.<\/li>
- Data has been rounded to the nearest 10.<\/li>
- Figures are for Great Britain only.<\/li><\/ul>
<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder who previously received disability living allowance have been successful in their application for personal independence payments.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/915165/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The number of claimants with autism spectrum disorder listed as the main health condition, who were originally awarded no benefit and then had that decision overturned at appeal, since the introduction of PIP, is as follows:<\/p> <\/p> Financial Year of Initial Decision<\/p><\/td> | Overturned at Appeal<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2013/14<\/p><\/td> | 20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2014/15<\/p><\/td> | 220<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2015/16<\/p><\/td> | 790<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2016/17<\/p><\/td> | 1,480<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | April 2017 \u2013 December 2017<\/p><\/td> | 210<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The total number of decisions made against claimants who had autism spectrum disorder listed as the main health condition, but may or may not have been awarded some level of benefit, and the number of appeals for the same time frame is as follows:<\/p> <\/p> Claim Financial Year<\/p><\/td> | Number of Decisions<\/p><\/td> | Number of Appeals<\/p><\/td> | Appeal Rate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2013/14<\/p><\/td> | 720<\/p><\/td> | 30<\/p><\/td> | 4%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2014/15<\/p><\/td> | 11,100<\/p><\/td> | 370<\/p><\/td> | 3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2015/16<\/p><\/td> | 18,760<\/p><\/td> | 1,190<\/p><\/td> | 6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2016/17<\/p><\/td> | 29,590<\/p><\/td> | 2,150<\/p><\/td> | 7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | April 2017 \u2013 December 2018<\/p><\/td> | 22,740<\/p><\/td> | 320<\/p><\/td> | 1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Autism Spectrum Disorder includes the main health conditions of Rett syndrome, Asperger\u2019s syndrome and autism.<\/p> <\/p> It is important to note that some of the more recent claims may not have had the chance to progress through the claimant journey to appeal.<\/p> <\/p> Data has been rounded to the nearest 10.<\/p> <\/p> Appeals data is up to December 2017.<\/p> <\/p> PIP data includes normal rules and special rules for the terminally ill claimants, and is for both new claims and DLA reassessment claims.<\/p> <\/p> Appeals data taken from the DWP PIP computer system\u2019s management information. Therefore this appeal data may differ from that held by Her Majesty\u2019s Courts and Tribunals Service for various reasons such as delays in data recording and other methodological differences in collating and preparing statistics.<\/p> <\/p> Appeals data may include some cases where the initial decision was changed at Mandatory Reconsideration.<\/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> The number of claimants with autism spectrum disorder listed as the main health condition, who were originally awarded no benefit and then had that decision overturned at appeal, since the introduction of PIP, is as follows:<\/p> <\/p> Financial Year of Initial Decision<\/p><\/td> | Overturned at Appeal<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2013/14<\/p><\/td> | 20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2014/15<\/p><\/td> | 220<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2015/16<\/p><\/td> | 790<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2016/17<\/p><\/td> | 1,480<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | April 2017 \u2013 December 2017<\/p><\/td> | 210<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The total number of decisions made against claimants who had autism spectrum disorder listed as the main health condition, but may or may not have been awarded some level of benefit, and the number of appeals for the same time frame is as follows:<\/p> <\/p> Claim Financial Year<\/p><\/td> | Number of Decisions<\/p><\/td> | Number of Appeals<\/p><\/td> | Appeal Rate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2013/14<\/p><\/td> | 720<\/p><\/td> | 30<\/p><\/td> | 4%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2014/15<\/p><\/td> | 11,100<\/p><\/td> | 370<\/p><\/td> | 3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2015/16<\/p><\/td> | 18,760<\/p><\/td> | 1,190<\/p><\/td> | 6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2016/17<\/p><\/td> | 29,590<\/p><\/td> | 2,150<\/p><\/td> | 7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | April 2017 \u2013 December 2018<\/p><\/td> | 22,740<\/p><\/td> | 320<\/p><\/td> | 1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Autism Spectrum Disorder includes the main health conditions of Rett syndrome, Asperger\u2019s syndrome and autism.<\/p> <\/p> It is important to note that some of the more recent claims may not have had the chance to progress through the claimant journey to appeal.<\/p> <\/p> Data has been rounded to the nearest 10.<\/p> <\/p> Appeals data is up to December 2017.<\/p> <\/p> PIP data includes normal rules and special rules for the terminally ill claimants, and is for both new claims and DLA reassessment claims.<\/p> <\/p> Appeals data taken from the DWP PIP computer system\u2019s management information. Therefore this appeal data may differ from that held by Her Majesty\u2019s Courts and Tribunals Service for various reasons such as delays in data recording and other methodological differences in collating and preparing statistics.<\/p> <\/p> Appeals data may include some cases where the initial decision was changed at Mandatory Reconsideration.<\/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>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder who were unsuccessful in their application for personal independence payment have had that decision overturned on appeal.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/915166/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Personal Independence Payment assessment is not a medical assessment requiring the Health Professional to diagnose a condition and recommend treatment options. The focus is on ensuring Health Professionals are experts in disability analysis, focusing on the effects of health conditions and impairments on a claimant\u2019s daily life.<\/p> <\/p> All Health Professionals undertaking Personal Independent Payment assessments must be registered practitioners who have met requirements around training and competence. Their comprehensive training includes detailed modules covering all aspects of autism. In addition, they carry out simulated assessments to enable Health Professionals to understand how the condition can impact on a person\u2019s ability to undertake the activities in the assessment.<\/p> <\/p> Both Assessment Providers employ specialist practitioners who have at least 2 years of post-registration clinical experience in either a mental health or learning disability role. They are available to provide support and advice to Health Professionals on particular conditions including autism. To strengthen, review and update their training, the Assessment Providers continue to engage with a range of stakeholders including the National Autistic Society.<\/p>"}
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