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Asked by Claire

AQW 10091/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities

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.

Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 15 April 2024

  • Answered
  • Written
Tabled
15 April 2024
Answer due by
30 April 2024
Answered
30 April 202415 days after tabling
Department
Department for Communities
Priority question
No

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

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