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Written question asked by Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party) on Thursday, 5 July 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 July 2018 (named day). It was answered by Sarah Newton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 July 2018 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Personal Independence Payment

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's press release, personal independence payment assessment guidance updated, published on 2 November 2017, whether the review team has been set up to review claims of people with epilepsy made between 9 March 2017 and 13 November 2017; and when that new guidance was implemented.

Answer

As outlined in the Written Statement (HCWS793) on 25 June 2018, the Department has begun the administrative exercise to identify claims who may be affected by the Upper Tribunal judgment in RJ, which concerned how we consider whether an activity is carried out safely considers a claimant to be carrying out an activity safely and whether they need supervision to do soconsiders a claimant to be carrying out an activity safely and whether they need supervision to do so. Since November 2017, new claims for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) have been assessed under the new guidance.

For further information on the administrative exercise, I refer the Hon. Member to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document that I laid in the House Library on 2 July 2018 (Deposit Reference - DEP2018-0644).

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
161186
Session
2017-19
Related items
Personal Independence Payments
Monday, 25 June 2018
Written statements
House of Commons
Deposited Paper DEP2018-0644
Monday, 2 July 2018
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects
Personal independence payment
Link
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