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Claimants are advised at the outset of their claim and at relevant points throughout the life of their claim of the requirements for receipt of Universal Credit, including the need to attend regular meetings, and what will happen should they fail to meet those requirements. When making an appointment, either by telephone or by letter, the claimant is further advised that they may be sanctioned if they fail to attend without a good reason.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3969", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Damian Hinds"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Hampshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Damian Hinds"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-02-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-02-28T17:31:35.22Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-02-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Universal Credit: Disqualification"} , "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 procedures are in place to ensure that people claiming universal credit are informed of sanctioning rules in the case of missed appointments due to illness.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/483", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Maria Eagle"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Garston and Halewood"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Maria Eagle"} ], "uin" : "64663"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/692084", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/692084/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The table below gives statistics on the number of PIP applications that led to a mandatory reconsideration (MR), appeals being heard and appeals resulting in an increase to the award level in England.<\/p>
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Table 1 \u2013 PIP disputes in England (data is not currently available for GB as a whole) <\/em><\/p> <\/p><\/td> PIP claims that led to an MR<\/p><\/td> PIP claims that led to an appeal that was heard<\/p><\/td> Successful appeals<\/p><\/td><\/tr> April 2014- March 2015<\/p><\/td> 66,000<\/p><\/td> 5,100<\/p><\/td> 3,200<\/p><\/td><\/tr> April 2015- March 2016<\/p><\/td> 117,900<\/p><\/td> 32,400<\/p><\/td> 20,800<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> Notes:<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of unsuccessful mandatory reconsiderations of personal independence payments were overturned at the appeal stage in the last 12 months for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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