Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for personal independence payments that were refused at mandatory consideration were subsequently overturned at tribunal in (a) St Helens North constituency, (b) Merseyside and (c) the UK in each year since 2010.

The table below provides information on the number of personal independence payment (PIP) appeals decided in favour of the appellant from 2013-14, that were heard at (a) the Tribunal venue at St Helens₁ which serves appellants living in the St Helens North constituency and other nearby locations; and (b) Merseyside₂.

PIP was introduced as a new benefit from 8 April 2013. It is being introduced in stages and will eventually replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people aged 16 to 64.

National information about the number and outcomes of Social Security and Child Support appeals by benefit type, including PIP, is published in the Tribunal and Gender Recognition Certificate Statistics Quarterly on gov.uk.

₁ St Helens venue serves appellants living in St Helens North constituency and other nearby locations.

₂ Merseyside includes appeals heard at HM Courts & Tribunals Service Social Security and Child Support venues in Liverpool, St Helens and Birkenhead.

3Percentages are calculated relative to the cases cleared at hearing.

Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system