The government has released figures (up to July 2016) on PIP
931,800 claims in payment,1,769,600 claims assessed-
For the majority of mandatory reconsiderations, the award remains unchanged- Of the new claim normal rules MRs cleared, 36,400 (15%) led to a change in the claimant’s award, and 24,900 (22%) reassessed DLA MRs cleared led to a change in award.-
Characteristics of claims in payment-
The most commonly recorded disabling condition is ‘Psychiatric disorder’-
Average claim processing times have improved- 7 weeks new claims(6 working days if terminally ill).
27% of DLA claims reassessed under PIP rules don't get an award-
Remember that the government is aiming to reassess around 2 million people who are currently on DLA under the PIP rules. It's predicted that 500,000 will no longer qualify for benefit.
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