Roger Godsiff – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2016-03-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with Parkinson’s disease receive personal independence payment at the (a) daily living standard, (b) daily living enhanced, (c) mobility standard and (d) mobility enhanced rate.
Justin Tomlinson
The figures below show numbers of people in Great Britain in receipt of Personal Independence Payment as at 31st January 2016 who have either Parkinson’s disease or Parkinson’s syndrome / Parkinsonism as their main disabling condition.
Parkinson’s disease
|
Daily living |
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|
Enhanced |
Standard |
Nil |
||
|
Enhanced |
962 |
85 |
13 |
|
|
Mobility |
Standard |
489 |
307 |
44 |
|
Nil |
329 |
686 |
– |
Source: PIP Computer Systems
Parkinson’s syndrome / Parkinsonism
|
Daily living |
||||
|
Enhanced |
Standard |
Nil |
||
|
Enhanced |
101 |
8 |
– |
|
|
Mobility |
Standard |
56 |
34 |
7 |
|
Nil |
26 |
64 |
– |
Source: PIP Computer Systems
