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Written question asked by Cathy Jamieson (Labour) on Friday, 7 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 November 2014 (named day). It was answered by Lord Harper (Conservative) on Monday, 17 November 2014 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Social Security Benefits: Kilmarnock

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency were waiting for (a) a decision on an application for personal independence payment and (b) a work capability assessment on the latest date for which figures are available.

Answer

Information on the number of applications for personal independence payment awaiting a decision from a DWP decision maker is not available. The published information does not break down applications by where they are in the claiming process, which has several stages.

The information requested for work capability assessments is not available as Atos Healthcare do not record information at a constituency level.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
213903
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Social security benefits Work capability assessment Personal independence payment Kilmarnock
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk