Speeches

David Crausby – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims have been submitted for personal independence payment in each month since its introduction.

Mike Penning

Further to the figures published on 5th June 2014. The table below shows how many claims have been submitted for Personal Independence Payment:

New claims not made under Special Rules for Terminally Ill People

New claims made under Special Rules for Terminally Ill People

All PIP New Claims

Apr-13

3000

200

3100

May-13

4800

200

5000

Jun-13

23000

900

23800

Jul-13

34200

1500

35700

Aug-13

30600

1300

31900

Sep-13

33800

1300

35100

Oct-13

35600

1500

37100

Nov-13

33300

1400

34700

Dec-13

22000

1200

23200

Jan-14

38000

1600

39500

Feb-14

39000

1400

40400

Mar-14

37900

1500

39500

Apr-13 – Mar 14

335100

13900

349000

· Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100, therefore totals may not sum due to rounding.

· Whether a claim is a ‘New claim made under Special Rules for Terminally Ill People’ has been determined at the point of registration.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-official-statistics-june-2014