Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol MP am South Cambridgeshire ( 5 Gor 2024 – Cyfredol)
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Stephen Timms: In Aldershot in the Financial Year 2022/23, 450 people who had registered to claim PIP were disallowed after assessment, this is 51% of all initial decisions. Of these, 40 claims were subsequently awarded PIP following an appeal, this is 5% of all initial decisions in the Financial Year 2022/23. Note:Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.Percentages have been rounded to the nearest...
Katie White: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the length of time to undertake a PIP review.
Emma Reynolds: ...households, or £300 for eligible households with someone aged over 80. For those with long-term illnesses, the “extra costs” disability benefits, namely Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Attendance Allowance (AA), provide a tax free, non-income-related contribution towards the extra costs people with a long-term health condition can face,...
Viscount Younger of Leckie: ...recommendation from the Buckland review, to work with employers to encourage more employment of autistic people, which has been mentioned. How will the Government’s recent decision to change the PIP and WCA assessments under the new Health Assessment Advisory Service affect such progress, particularly as the Minister’s letter of 6 September states that there will be “an impact on...
Stephen Timms: Table 1 shows the number of claimants who died within 6 months of their PIP application per year up to 2023, the last year for which complete data is available. Table 1 Year of PIP Application Number of Claimants who died within 6 months of PIP application 2014 11,800 2015 12,000 2016 12,300 2017 12,400 2018 12,200 2019 12,500 2020 12,100 2021 13,000 2022...
Stephen Timms: ...those whose needs arise after State Pension age. This is because it is expected that many older people will develop mobility issues as part of the ageing process. Eligible benefits such as DLA or PIP are awarded to individuals under pensionable age and, as long as entitlement conditions remain satisfied, the mobility component can continue to be paid beyond State Pension age. There are...
Stephen Timms: Other than for those who are nearing the end of their life, the extra costs disability benefits, such as Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA), are assessed on the basis of the needs arising from a long-term health condition or disability rather than a diagnosis. PIP has replaced DLA for working age people. DLA is claimed by children under the age of 16...
Mims Davies: We are committed to ensuring people can access financial support in a timely manner and understand the importance of paying people their correct entitlement. For PIP, we encourage all claimants in our communications with them and on Gov.UK to inform us if their needs have changed for better or worse. We are also prioritising claims where a claimant reports a change in their needs to ensure...
Mims Davies: ...listening to disabled people and having them at the heart of the conversation. Fantastic engagement on British Sign Language, fully in BSL, has been at the heart of that. There has also been the PIP consultation and the wider reform conversation. We have also brought forward the Buckland review. My right hon. Friend is absolutely right about inclusion. It works because when it is embedded,...
Andrew Selous: I agree with the hon. Lady, and I have experience of assisting constituents through the PIP process, which is tortuous for those with EDS so I am very grateful to her for putting that important point on the record. The 13th type of EDS is not rare and cannot be tested for, which is really significant. Recent studies have shown that the diagnosed prevalence of the most common type can be as...
Mims Davies: The information for the financial years covered by the request are detailed in the tables below: PIP Unit Costs 2021-22. 2022-23. 2023-24. Mandatory Reconsiderations £113 £81 £87 Cost figures are rounded to the nearest pound. Data Source: ABM The cost figures quoted are estimated DWP level 1 operating costs, including both direct delivery staff and non-staff costs....
Mims Davies: ...hold their cost information. If this information were required, we would suggest that this element of your request be submitted to HMCTS. The department holds information relating to the initial PIP appeals process and that can be provided for financial years 2021/22 to 2023/24. The costs of processing the appeals would include expenditure relating to DWP Presenting Officers who attend...
Mims Davies: The information for the financial years covered by the request are detailed in the tables below: PIP 2021-22 (£m) 2022-23 (£m) 2023-24 (£m) Mandatory Reconsiderations £28.5 £22.8 £22.9 Cost figures are rounded to the nearest £0.1m Data Source: ABM The cost figures quoted are estimated DWP level 1 operating costs, including both direct delivery staff and non-staff...
Mims Davies: Table 1 shows the number and percentage of initial decision awards for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) that were changed after an appeal tribunal hearing, in the Aberavon constituency by the financial year of the initial decision. Table 1 Financial Year of Initial Decision Initial Decisions Overturned at Tribunal Hearing % PIP Initial Decisions Overturned at Tribunal Hearing All...
Mike Amesbury: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average time taken for PIP reviews to be undertaken in each of the last (a) three, (b) six and (c) 12 months.
Jim Shannon: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP applications have been disallowed in the last 12 months.
Ruth Cadbury: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the financial impact on people whose PIP payments have been paused as a result of them being in hospital for more than 28 days.
Ruth Cadbury: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of times PIP payments have been paused for individuals who are in hospital for more than 28 days.
Mims Davies: ...Living: The Health and Disability Green Paper looks at different options to reshape the current welfare system so that we can provide better targeted support to those who need it most. Chapter 3 ‘PIP – What do we provide support for?’ explores the types of extra costs disabled people or people with long-term health conditions have, recognising each individual has different costs and...
Steve McCabe: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of veterans in garrison towns that claimed PIP in 2022-23.