Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of successful claims for (1) personal independence payment, and (2) universal credit with a limited capability for work and work-related activity payment, were made without any supporting medical evidence in the most recent 12-month period, broken down by (a) age cohort, (b) primary medical condition category, and (c) assessment modality.

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

The Department does not hold data centrally on whether any supporting medical evidence was provided for a claimant’s application. Obtaining such data would require a manual search of individual records.