Sir Stephen Timms corrected a written answer on Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

14 October 2024 · Commons written answer · Department for Work and Pensions

Kim Johnson (Labour, Liverpool Riverside) asked written question 6601 on 4 October 2024. Sir Stephen Timms answered on 14 October 2024 for the Department for Work and Pensions, and Sir Stephen Timms corrected the answer on 14 October 2024. The corrected text adds the figure 100, which the original did not give. Altogether 185 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of personal independence payment appeals resulted in the decision being (a) lapsed and (b) overturned at tribunal hearing in each of the last five years.

Original and corrected answer

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The tables below provide information on the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeal clearances; and whether they were lapsed or overturned at a tribunal hearing. Data provided is for the last five financial years. Table 1: Number of appeals cleared for each financial year and how many were subsequently lapsed or overturned at a tribunal hearing Financial Year \| Appeals Cleared \| Appeals Lapsed \| Appeals Overturned 2019-20 \| 99,800 \| 27,100 \| 53,700 2020-21 \| 77,000 \| 26,300 \| 37,000 2021-22 \| 48,300 \| 17,100 \| 20,500 2022-23 \| 65,300 \| 19,000 \| 30,500 2023-24 \| 77,700 \| 25,600 \| 34,400 Table 2: Proportion of lapsed or overturned appeals for each financial year Financial Year \| Appeals Lapsed (%) \| Appeals Overturned (%) 2019-20 \| 27 \| 54 2020-21 \| 34 \| 48 2021-22 \| 35 \| 42 2022-23 \| 29 \| 47 2023-24 \| 33 \| 44	The tables below provide information on the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeal clearances; and whether they were lapsed or overturned at a tribunal hearing. Data provided is for the last five financial years. Table 1: Number of appeals cleared for each financial year and how many were subsequently lapsed or overturned at a tribunal hearing Financial Year \| Appeals Cleared \| Appeals Lapsed \| Appeals Overturned 2019-20 \| 99,800 \| 27,100 \| 53,700 2020-21 \| 77,000 \| 26,300 \| 37,000 2021-22 \| 48,300 \| 17,100 \| 20,500 2022-23 \| 65,300 \| 19,000 \| 30,500 2023-24 \| 77,700 \| 25,600 \| 34,400 Table 2: Proportion of lapsed or overturned appeals for each financial year Financial Year \| Appeals Lapsed (%) \| Appeals Overturned (%) 2019-20 \| 27 \| 54 2020-21 \| 34 \| 48 2021-22 \| 35 \| 42 2022-23 \| 29 \| 47 2023-24 \| 33 \| 44 Notes: Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. Data provided is for England and Wales (excluding Scotland). These figures include appeal clearances and decisions for PIP New Claims, Reassessments, Award Reviews and Change of Circumstances. These figures include appeals cleared from April 2019 to March 2024. Appeals data has been taken from DWP PIP customer system’s management information. Therefore, this appeal data may differ from that held by His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service for various reasons such as delays in data recording and other methodological differences in collating and preparing statistics. This data is unpublished data. It should be used with caution, and it may be subject to future revision. A lapsed appeal is where DWP changed the decision in the customer’s favour after an appeal was lodged but before it was heard at a tribunal hearing. An overturned appeal is where the decision was changed in the customer’s favour after an appeal was lodged and was heard at tribunal hearing. Appeals can have their decision upheld or may also be withdrawn by the claimant. These are not included in the above tables.

Original

Corrected

The tables below provide information on the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeal clearances; and whether they were lapsed or overturned at a tribunal hearing.
Data provided is for the last five financial years.
Table 1: Number of appeals cleared for each financial year and how many were subsequently lapsed or overturned at a tribunal hearing
Financial Year
| Appeals Cleared
| Appeals Lapsed
| Appeals Overturned
2019-20
| 99,800
| 27,100
| 53,700
2020-21
| 77,000
| 26,300
| 37,000
2021-22
| 48,300
| 17,100
| 20,500
2022-23
| 65,300
| 19,000
| 30,500
2023-24
| 77,700
| 25,600
| 34,400
Table 2: Proportion of lapsed or overturned appeals for each financial year
Financial Year
| Appeals Lapsed (%)
| Appeals Overturned (%)
2019-20
| 27
| 54
2020-21
| 34
| 48
2021-22
| 35
| 42
2022-23
| 29
| 47
2023-24
| 33
| 44
Notes:
Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.
Data provided is for England and Wales (excluding Scotland).
These figures include appeal clearances and decisions for PIP New Claims, Reassessments, Award Reviews and Change of Circumstances. These figures include appeals cleared from April 2019 to March 2024.
Appeals data has been taken from DWP PIP customer system’s management information. Therefore, this appeal data may differ from that held by His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service for various reasons such as delays in data recording and other methodological differences in collating and preparing statistics.
This data is unpublished data. It should be used with caution, and it may be subject to future revision.
A lapsed appeal is where DWP changed the decision in the customer’s favour after an appeal was lodged but before it was heard at a tribunal hearing.
An overturned appeal is where the decision was changed in the customer’s favour after an appeal was lodged and was heard at tribunal hearing.
Appeals can have their decision upheld or may also be withdrawn by the claimant. These are not included in the above tables.

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