Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 2 April 2019.
Jo Stevens
Labour, Cardiff Central
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of personal independence payment applications were (a) refused and (b) withdrawn in the last 12 months.
Justin Tomlinson
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The latest available data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) clearances split by type of clearance (i.e. whether the claim was awarded, disallowed or withdrawn) for both new claims and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) reassessment claims, each month from the introduction of PIP in April 2013 to the last available data in January 2019 can be found at https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/
Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html.
Yes1 person thinks so
No2 people think not
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Allowance for those who need help looking after themselves. Not means tested.
Factsheet from RNID here: http://www.rnid.org.uk/html/factsheets/benefits_disability_allowance_and_deaf_people.htm
Official page from Department for Work and Pensions here: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/lifeevent/benefits/disability_liv_allowance.asp
