There is an increasing amount of evidence about the Green Paper proposals being published, some by choice by the DWP and some being obtained by MPs and campaigners.
On the Pathways to Work Green Paper consultation page the DWP has published evidence packs relating to the first four chapters of the Green paper with a pdf file and a spreadsheet setting out evidence the DWP considers supports its case.
Pathways to Work: Evidence pack: Chapter 1 case for change evidence (pdf)
Pathways to Work: Evidence pack: Chapter 1 case for change evidence (spreadsheet)
Pathways to Work: Evidence pack: Chapter 2 reforming the structure (pdf)
Pathways to Work: Evidence pack: Chapter 2 reforming the structure (spreadsheet)
Pathways to Work: Evidence pack: Chapter 3 supporting people to thrive (pdf)
Pathways to Work: Evidence pack: Chapter 3 supporting people to thrive (spreadsheet)
Elsewhere, a Freedom of Information Act request by Sharon Walters has revealed details of the ages of PIP claimants who do not score 4 points or more in any daily living activity.
| Age band | Number of standard daily living claimants with no 4 points | Percentage of standard daily living claimants with no 4 points | Number of enhanced daily living claimants with no 4 points | Percentage of enhanced daily living claimants with no 4 points |
| 16-19 | 9,000 | 45% | 2,000 | 1% |
| 20-29 | 80,000 | 74% | 12,000 | 4% |
| 30-39 | 168,000 | 85% | 28,000 | 11% |
| 40-49 | 227,000 | 89% | 41,000 | 15% |
| 50-59 | 361,000 | 90% | 69,000 | 18% |
| 60+ | 559,000 | 91% | 102,000 | 19,% |
| Total | 1,404,000 | 254,000 | ||
And a written parliamentary answer by DWP disability minister Stephen Timms provides a spreadsheet which lists the number of people who receive the daily living component of PIP without scoring 4 points or more. The spreadsheet looks at claimants by Westminster constituency and by local authority figures you could share both with your MP and with local media.
It shows a very wide variation by constituency with 36% of claimants in Sheffield Hallam scoring fewer than 4 points compared to 52% in Boston and Skegness.
