The DWP today released the latest quarterly statistics for personal independence payment (PIP). These show that hundreds of thousands of claimants are still waiting for a decision, in spite of a rapid increase in the number of assessments being carried out. The success rate for new claims is 48% and for DLA to PIP reassessments, 77%.{jcomments on}

New claims
According to the latest statistics, between 8 April 2013 and 31 October 2014:

592,900 new claims for PIP have been made.

352,100 new claims have been cleared.

This leaves 240,800 new claimants still awaiting a decision.

48% of new claimants who are not terminally ill, who have had a decision received an award of PIP.

DLA reassessments
Many thousands of DLA to PIP reassessment claimants are also still waiting for a decision.

76,300 DLA to PIP reassessments have begun, but only 29,900 have been cleared.

This leaves 46,400 DLA to PIP reassessment claimants still waiting for a decision.

77% of DLA to PIP reassessment claimants who have had a decision received an award of PIP.

Main conditions and awards
28% of all PIP awards are for ‘psychiatric disorders’, including anxiety and depression and 17% are for musculoskeletal disease, including arthritis.

Of claimants who do not have a terminal illness:

60% received an award of the enhanced rate of at least one component.

22% received the enhanced rate of both components.

56% received both mobility and daily living components.

33% received daily living only.

10% received mobility only.

You can download the latest PIP statistics from this link.

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