{"value":{"id":1660191,"askingMemberId":4491,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-09-12T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-09-14T00:00:00","uin":"199145","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many assessments for personal independence payments were carried out by his Department by (a) phone, (b) video and (c) paper-based assessment in each month of 2023 as of 12 September.","answeringBodyId":29,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Work and Pensions","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4369,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-09-19T00:00:00","answerText":"

The number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments carried out by (a) phone, (b) video and (c) paper-based assessment in each month, from January 2023, are shown in the table below:

PIP Assessment Channel

(a) Telephone

(b) Video

(c) Paper-based Review

Jan-23

61,890

8,610

17,750

Feb-23

55,990

7,600

17,420

Mar-23

67,080

8,570

20,200

Apr-23

51,490

6,110

16,260

May-23

59,450

6,670

18,600

Jun-23

64,640

6,920

19,800

Jul-23

62,680

6,230

18,270

Aug-23

62,250

6,170

20,440

Please note

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