AQW 10091/22-27

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 15/04/2024
Answered On Date: 30/04/2024
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of people who are (i) receiving; or (ii) applying for Personal Independence Payments because they are unable to work due to being on a waiting list for orthopaedic treatment.

Answer:

My Department does not hold the information requested. The latest published Personal Independence Payment (PIP) statistics for Northern Ireland were published in February 2024, covering up to November 2023 and can be accessed via the link below:

https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/publications/personal-independence-payment-statistics-november-2023