Written questions

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

Commons · Question 60344 · Tabled 16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 24 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Cat Eccles

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average cost to her Department was of a Personal Independence Payment mandatory reconsideration in 2024-25; and how much and what proportion of this cost was spent on successful appeals.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 24 Jun 2025

PIP Unit Costs2024-25Mandatory Reconsideration£82 Cost figures are rounded to the nearest pound.Data Source: ABM The cost figures quoted are estimated DWP level 1 operating costs, including both direct delivery staff and non-staff costs. Non-staff costs a...