Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications there were for personal independence payments in the latest year for which figures are available; what proportion of those applications were rejected; and what proportion of unsuccessful applications were subsequently granted on appeal.

Data on the number of claims made for personal independence payment (PIP), and the proportion of such claims which were unsuccessful, are available from Stat-Xplore: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/. Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html.

Appeals against PIP decisions may be made where an award of benefit has been given or not. Data on appeals is a matter for Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service, an executive agency sponsored by the Ministry of Justice. The latest available data on appeals can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics#social-security-and-child-support-statistics.