Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many assessments for personal independence were carried out by his Department by (a) phone, (b) video and (c) via paper-based assessment in each month since January 2021.
The number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments carried out by (a) phone, (b) video and (c) paper-based assessment in each month from January 2021 are shown in the table below:
PIP Assessment Channel | (a) Telephone | (b) Video | (c) Paper-based Review |
Jan-21 | 53,650 | 80 | 10,970 |
Feb-21 | 52,810 | 50 | 10,480 |
Mar-21 | 60,110 | 60 | 10,800 |
Apr-21 | 48,640 | 30 | 9,760 |
May-21 | 46,250 | 30 | 9,840 |
Jun-21 | 51,110 | 30 | 10,490 |
Jul-21 | 51,970 | 40 | 10,810 |
Aug-21 | 45,810 | 440 | 9,930 |
Sep-21 | 49,570 | 720 | 10,590 |
Oct-21 | 49,810 | 690 | 10,520 |
Nov-21 | 54,740 | 730 | 11,500 |
Dec-21 | 43,050 | 1,140 | 9,440 |
Jan-22 | 58,680 | 2,620 | 12,170 |
Feb-22 | 54,600 | 3,470 | 13,170 |
Mar-22 | 58,900 | 4,330 | 15,050 |
Apr-22 | 49,390 | 4,190 | 12,950 |
May-22 | 59,260 | 4,490 | 13,710 |
Jun-22 | 52,680 | 6,040 | 13,790 |
Jul-22 | 53,370 | 6,060 | 14,380 |
Aug-22 | 55,640 | 5,230 | 14,910 |
Sep-22 | 54,340 | 5,710 | 15,540 |
Oct-22 | 56,450 | 6,740 | 15,990 |
Nov-22 | 60,680 | 8,210 | 18,340 |
Please note