Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of his Department's capacity to manage the appeals and review process for personal independence payments.

Departmental analysts forecast projected volumes of Personal Independence Payment Mandatory Reconsiderations and appeals; these projections are used to determine staffing requirements. The assessment of the Department’s capacity to handle volumes is determined from current deployment, planned recruitment and attrition rates. The information is updated, reported and reviewed on a monthly basis.