Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 44018

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

Tabled: 3 April 2025

Answered: 22 April 2025

Named Day

Question

Imran Hussain

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the proportion of Personal Independence Payment decisions that are overturned on appeal; and what recent assessment she has made of the accuracy of ini

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

It is our aim to make the right decision as early as possible in the claim journey. To support this, we have made improvements to our decision-making processes to help ensure people get the support they are entitled to without needing to appeal. This incl...

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