Personal Independence Payment: Garston and Halewood
(asked on 24th July 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Garston and Halewood constituency have had their eligibility for the higher rate mobility component of DLA or its PIP equivalent removed due to changes in their benefits in each of the last five years.
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) has different eligibility criteria and takes a more holistic view of a person’s health condition or disability and the impact it has on their ability to live independent lives compared to Disability Living Allowance (DLA). Therefore, when someone on DLA is invited to claim PIP and is reassessed, the level of their award may stay the same, go up, down or cease altogether depending on the claimants assessed level of needs.
Data on changes in award levels for PIP claimants undergoing an award review in Garston and Halewood is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
The table below shows the number of claimants in Garston and Halewood who received the higher rate mobility component on DLA and their outcome when reassessed for entitlement to PIP for each of the previous five calendar years.
Table: DLA higher rate mobility to PIP Reassessment outcomes for claimants in Garston and Halewood.
| Year | ||||
Award Received Under PIP Following Reassessment From Higher Rate Mobility on DLA. | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Higher Rate Mobility Component | 0 | 0 | 80 | 320 | 230 |
Standard Rate Mobility Component | 0 | 0 | 70 | 250 | 160 |
No Mobility Component | 0 | 0 | 40 | 130 | 90 |
Source: PIP Computer System claimant records and DLA Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study claimant data (1st October 2013 to 31st October 2017).
Notes:
1. PIP Reassessment outcome shows the outcome of the first DWP decision on each reassessment claim (i.e. they reflect outcomes prior to any reconsideration appeal action and award review), where that decision was made between 1st October 2013 and 31st October 2017.
2. For each individual who has a PIP reassessment outcome their PIP entitlement has been compared to their DLA entitlement at the time of their PIP reassessment registration.
3. Figures include reassessment outcomes for individuals who were aged between 16 and 64 on 8th April 2013, and include both PIP Normal Rules and Special Rules for the Terminally Ill claims.
4. The breakdown of data provided is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.
5. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.
6. Great Britain only.