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Written question asked by Sarah Wollaston (Conservative) on Monday, 26 November 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 28 November 2018. It was answered by Sarah Newton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 4 December 2018 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Personal Independence Payment: Schizophrenia

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of personal independence payment claimants are diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Answer

Statistics on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claim outcomes (clearances) at disability level are not readily available and have not previously been published as Official Statistics. We are producing the statistics requested and issuing them in an Official Statistics release on 11th December 2018 in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.

Statistics on the number of individuals in receipt of PIP payments broken down by disability are already available on Stat Xplore:

https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk

Guidance for users is available at:

https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
195651
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Schizophrenia Personal independence payment
Link
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