Personal Independence Payment: Sickle Cell Diseases
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Personal Independence Payment applicants where the main disabling condition was Anaemia - Sickle cell a) lodged an appeal after a completed Mandatory Reconsideration, b) had their appeal lapse prior to reaching tribunal and c) had their initial decision overturned at tribunal between April 2020 and March 2025.
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms
The response is covered by the table below. All data below refers to claims under normal rules in areas under DWP policy ownership, where the claimants’ primary health condition is Anaemia – Sickle cell, with initial decisions made between April 2020 and March 2025.
| Volume | Per cent (%) of total PIP initial assessment decisions |
Claimants who received an MR outcome who then lodged an appeal | 290 | 11 |
Claimants who had their appeal lapse prior to reaching tribunal | 50 | 2 |
Claimants who had their initial decision overturned at tribunal | 120 | 5 |
PIP initial assessment decisions comprise awards and disallowances following a PIP assessment. They do not include pre-assessment decisions, award review decisions or changes of circumstances decisions.
All volumes have been rounded to the nearest 10 and percentages have been rounded to the nearest percentage point.
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