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Written question asked by Hugh Gaffney (Labour) on Friday, 18 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 October 2019. It was answered by Justin Tomlinson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 October 2019 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Personal Independence Payment: Scotland

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of personal independence payment claims which have been rejected in Scotland in the latest period for which figures are available.

Answer

The latest available data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims cleared by type of decision (e.g. awarded, disallowed or withdrawn) can be found in the ‘PIP clearances’ table at https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/. The statistics provide monthly breakdowns up until the end of July 2019, the latest available data, and can also be broken down by region; England, Wales and Scotland.

Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1934
Session
2019-19
Subjects
Applications Scotland Personal independence payment
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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