Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,how many people with epilepsy receive (a) the daily living component and (b) the mobility component of the personal independence payment.

The latest available data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims with entitlement which can be split by Daily Living and Mobility award status and by main disabling condition can be found at https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/.

‘Epilepsy’ is found under the disability category ‘Neurological disease’.

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