Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 55847

Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment: Young People

Tabled: 30 May 2025

Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Jessica Toale

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of (a) children under 16 and (b) young people between the ages of 16 and 25 are successful in their (i) PIP and (ii) DLA applications at (A) initial application and (B) appe

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

Between October 2019 and September 2024, for claimants aged 16 to 25 inclusive, in England and Wales, there were 346,000 PIP clearances that were awarded at initial decision, which was 60% of initial PIP clearances for that age range. For the same clearan...

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