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Review the PIP assessment process to make it fairer for people with epilepsy

Submitted on Tuesday 11th June 2019

Published on Wednesday 17th July 2019

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 6th November 2019

Signatures: 5,443

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Review the PIP assessment process to make it fairer for people with epilepsy

Petition Details

People with epilepsy are disproportionately discriminated against during the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment process.

Additional Information

Of those who previously received DLA, 54% were denied PIP, this is the second highest rejection rate out of all health conditions and double the national average. Additionally, 65% of new claims for PIP were denied the benefit. However, of the third that appealed the decision 78% were granted PIP. This is evidence that a review must be undertaken into how people with epilepsy are assessed for PIP to make the system fairer.


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