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Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

Commons · Question 44018 · Tabled 3 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 22 Apr 2025

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Asked by 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

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Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 22 Apr 2025

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...