Question follow-through · 33558

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) successful claim rate and (b) average number of points scored for PIP Assessments were for assessments undertaken (i) in-person, (ii) not in-person and (iii) across all modes in each of the

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
25 Feb 2025
Target answer date
3 Mar 2025
Answer
3 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) successful claim rate and (b) average number of points scored for PIP Assessments were for assessments undertaken (i) in-person, (ii) not in-person and (iii) across all modes in each of the

  2. 3 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The successful claim rate following assessments undertaken (i) in-person, (ii) not in-person and (iii) across all modes is shown below for each of the last ten years. Calendar YearSuccessful claim rate (%)Assessment in-person (i)Assessment not in-person...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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