Personal Independence Payment: Multiple Sclerosis

Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 23 January 2018.

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Photo of Stephen Lloyd Stephen Lloyd Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with multiple sclerosis have been awarded the enhanced rate of personal independence payment (a) mobility, (b) daily living and (c) mobility and daily living component by award length.

Photo of Sarah Newton Sarah Newton The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions

The table below shows the number of people who have been awarded either one or both of the Mobility and Daily Living components at the enhanced rate of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for awards made between April 2013 and 31st October 2017, where the main disabling condition recorded was Multiple Sclerosis.

Table: Enhanced PIP Daily living and Mobility component awards made between April 2013 and 31st October 2017 with main disabling condition recorded as Multiple Sclerosis.

Enhanced Mobility (Nil / Standard / Enhanced Daily Living)

Enhanced Daily Living (Nil / Standard / Enhanced Mobility)

Enhanced Daily Living and Enhanced Mobility

Total Awards

18,740

16,370

14,130

Indefinite Awards

9,890

9,530

9,340

Finite Awards

8,850

6,840

4,790

Of which

460

430

280

1 year

520

490

290

2 years

2,140

1,850

1,130

3 years

2,720

1,830

1,230

4 years

910

650

500

5 years

1,660

1,160

950

6 years

10

10

10

7 years

0

#

0

8 years

#

#

#

9 years

20

20

20

10 years

280

270

260

10+ years

#

0

0

Short Term Award

130

130

120

Source: PIP ADS

Figures are based on the first outcome recorded for each case and include both new claims and DLA reassessment claims assessed under normal rules. Data has been rounded to the nearest 10 cases; totals less than 5 but greater than 0 are indicated by “#”. This is unpublished data and it should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision. 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.

The one year award length group includes cases whose award lengths are in the range 1-1.5 years. The two years award length group includes cases whose award lengths are in the range 1.5-2.5 years, and so on. The greater than 10 years group includes cases whose lengths are greater than or equal to 10.5 years but excludes cases whose award is indefinite.

Award lengths are calculated from the date of on-flow to PIP to the review date.

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