Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people claiming disability living allowance who will cease to receive disability benefits after being assessed for personal independence payment in each month from July 2015 to July 2016.

Such estimates as are available have been published and can be found at; https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/180964/pip-reassessments-and-impacts.pdf

Table one shows the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) new claims and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) reassessments that the Department is expecting in each quarter to 2018.

Tables two shows that we expect 30% of DLA reassessment claims (made in advance of October 2015) to not be awarded PIP following assessment.

Table six shows this figure is expected to reduce to 26% following assessment of all DLA reassessment claims by May 2018.