Today: MPs debate Processing of Personal Independence Payment decisions 25 Nov 2.30pm

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Processing of Personal Independence Payment decisions - Westminster Hall debate

Due to take place 2.30 - 4pm on Tuesday 25 November 2014

This debate is to be moved by Yasmin Qureshi, MP for Bolton South East.

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Related content:

• The House of Commons Library has produced a briefing note on the Introduction of Personal Independence Payment.
  
• The Minister for Disabled People gave evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee to discuss progress with the implementation of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) on Wednesday 14 September 2014.

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DOT

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The transcript for the Westminster Hall debate that took place on 25 November 2014 on the processing of Personal Independence Payment decisions is now available to view online for those who are interested. To read please go to House of Commons Hansard: Personal Independence Payments.

The debate is still available to watch on Parliament TV: Debate on Personal Independence Payments (Silverlight or Windows Media Player required to stream TV).

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DOT

rogerblack

In part.
Q: 'f the Department has revised its assumption, will the Minister set out the end-to-end process of PIP claims and how much time each part of the process takes? Does he agree that it is right and proper to ensure that disabled people, including those affected by cancer, receive financial support as quickly as possible, and that 11 weeks to payment, as suggested by Macmillan, is a more acceptable time to wait?'

A: 'Since April, we have been confirming to people, by sending a text message, that we have received their PIP form, so they know it has been received and not lost.'
A: 'On statistics, I am sure that few Opposition Members, with the possible exception of the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Stretford and Urmston, are assiduous readers of the PIP statistics website on the gov.uk page. If they are assiduous readers, they will know that, last week, we set out that we will publish the PIP clearance times statistics, and waiting or outstanding times statistics, for the first time in March, which is before the election. The release will be pre-announced in line with the UK Statistics Authority release protocols. My statisticians have been working on getting figures that will give a proper and rounded picture, without leading to any perverse incentives. I will not go into that now—I have set out my views on it clearly and at length for the Work and Pensions Committee.'


In short - nothing more than weasel words, with no new information.

schrodie

Just the usual guff from DWP henchmen like Harper.