Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 22 December 2016.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many outstanding (a) employment and support allowance and (b) personal independence payment assessments for Scottish claimants there were in each of the last four quarters for which information is available.
The numbers of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) initial work capability assessments (WCAs) still in progress in Scotland in the last four quarters for which information is available are as follows:
Quarter | Total In Progress |
Ending 29 February 2016 | 36,900 |
Ending 31 May 2016 | 54,800 |
Ending 31 August 2016 | 59,600 |
Ending 30 November 2016 | 64,800 |
Source: Data is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by the healthcare provider.
Outstanding WCA referrals in Scotland reduced between March 2015 (the start of CHDA contract) and December 2015 with the subsequent increase in outstanding referrals being in part due to the reintroduction of re-referrals from December 2015.
The numbers of Personal Independence Payment cases still in progress with the assessment provider in Scotland in the last four quarters for which information is available are as follows:
Quarter | Total In Progress |
Ending 31 January 2016 | 13,200 |
Ending 30 April 2016 | 12,100 |
Ending 31 July 2016 | 8,100 |
Ending 31 October 2016 | 6,600 |
Source: Data taken from the PIP computer system’s management information
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