Ian Mearns – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Mearns on 2016-07-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals have been granted in a claimant’s favour following an assessment prior to a transfer from disability living allowance to personal independence payments.

Sir Oliver Heald

Between April 2013, when the Personal Independence Payment was introduced, and March 2016, there were 9,774 reassessment appeals which found in favour of the appellant.