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1644140

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional financial support to people who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness and are unable to work.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	189327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The department is committed to supporting people nearing the end of life. The main way the department does this is through special benefit rules, called the Special Rules for End of Life. These enable people who are nearing the end of their lives to get faster, easier access to certain benefits, and in most cases receive the highest rate of benefit, without needing to attend a medical assessment or serve waiting periods.</p><p>From 3<em>rd</em> April 2023, individuals with 12-months or less to live, where they meet the relevant eligibility criteria, ate able to claim Universal Credit, Employment and Support Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance, and Attendance Allowance, under the Special Rules for End of Life. These changes mean that thousands of people nearing the end of life are able to claim fast track financial support from the benefits system.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 20/06/2023 11:32:13 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1610451

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has provided recent guidance to medical clinicians on the use of SR1 forms for patients following changes to benefit applications under the new special rules for people with terminal illnesses.
	tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
	tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
	uin	180584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>The DWP provides guidance to clinicians to support them to provide the SR1 medical evidence form to support their patient at the end of life to make a claim for benefits under the Special Rules for End of Life (SREL). On 3<sup>rd</sup> April 2023, the DWP updated its clinical guidance on GOV.UK regarding the new SREL eligibility criteria and how to obtain and return an SR1 form. This guidance and a video explaining how to complete the SR1 form can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/dwp/special-rules" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/dwp/special-rules</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP has worked closely with clinical stakeholders like the Ambitions Partnership for Palliative and End of Life Care and the Royal Colleges; this engagement will continue to raise awareness of the changes to the SREL.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 19/04/2023 11:08:06 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1544458

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he has provided to Job Centres on the replacement of the DS1500 form for terminally ill people with the SR1 form.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
	uin	93644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>All DWP internal processes and supporting guidance have been updated to reflect the introduction of the SR1 form to support claims made under the 12-month Special Rules for End of Life eligibility criteria.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 30/11/2022 13:30:57 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1544459

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether information submitted by a medical professional to his Department regarding claimants with terminal illness can be shared with a third party without the claimant's consent.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
	uin	93645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>Claims made under the Special Rules for End of Life are in most cases supported by a short medical evidence form called the DS1500 or SR1, provided by a relevant clinician.</p><p> </p><p>This information can be provided directly to DWP by the claimant’s clinician. DWP may share medical evidence with its commissioned assessment providers so they can advise whether the claimant meets the ‘Special Rules’ eligibility criteria. The DWP would not share medical evidence outside of these secure channels. A third party acting on behalf of the ‘Special Rules’ claimant may ask the claimant’s clinician if they can receive a copy. For PIP, DLA and AA, any person representing the patient can make a third party claim on their behalf. For UC and ESA, only an appointee or a person who has power of attorney can make a third-party claim on the patient’s behalf.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 30/11/2022 13:27:53 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1544460

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if there is a facility for a third party to submit an SR1 form on behalf of a claimant.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
	uin	93646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The SR1 form can only be completed by a registered clinician such as; a GP, a hospital consultant, a specialty doctor, a hospice doctor, a senior specialist nurse (such as clinical nurse specialist, advanced nurse practitioner or similar).</p><p> </p><p>Registered clinicians can return the SR1 form directly to the DWP by email or by post. Alternatively, the claimant can return a completed SR1 by post to the relevant address provided on the form.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 30/11/2022 13:12:09 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1540860

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	"To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the provisions of the Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Act 2022 enabling people who are thought to be in the final year of their life to receive fast-tracked access to disability benefits such as Personal Independent Payments will come into effect.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	82293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill received Royal Assent on 25<sup>th</sup> October 2022 and the Government will implement it as soon as is practicable.</p><p>The Act will enable people who are thought to be in the final year of their life to get fast-tracked access to Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Attendance Allowance (AA). Similar changes were made to the definition of end of life used in Universal Credit and Employment Support Allowance in April 2022.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/11/2022 14:49:38 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1520326

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support people diagnosed with a terminal illness to access benefits; and what plans she has to bring forward legislation to amend (a) Attendance Allowance, (b) Disability Living Allowance and (c) Personal Independence Payments to reflect the Special Rules for Terminal Illness.
	tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
	tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
	uin	61407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government wants to do all it can to alleviate the pressures on those nearing the end of their lives, and on their families.</p><p>The Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill completed all Commons and Lords stages on 8<sup>th</sup> September 2022 and is now awaiting Royal Assent.</p><p>The Bill will enable people who are thought to be in the final year of their life to get fast-tracked access to Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Attendance Allowance (AA). It amends the definition of end of life in existing legislation, which is based on the claimant having six months or less to live, replacing it with a new twelve-month definition that aligns with the end-of-life approach taken across the NHS. Similar changes were made to the definition of end of life used in Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance in April 2022.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 17/10/2022 16:11:32 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
	tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1503931

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to provide additional financial support to people receiving end of life care in the context of the cost of living crisis.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	45567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government wants to do all it can to alleviate the pressures on those nearing the end of their lives, and on their families</p><p>The main way that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) does this is through special benefit rules, sometimes referred to as “the Special Rules”. These enable people who are nearing the end of their lives to get faster, easier access to certain benefits, without needing to attend a medical assessment, serve waiting periods and in most cases, receive the highest rate of benefit. For many years, the Special Rules have applied to people who have 6 months or less to live and now they are being changed so they apply to people who have 12 months or less to live.</p><p>These changes are well underway. From 4 April 2022, the Government changed the eligibility for the Special Rules in Universal Credit (UC) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). The Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill, currently being debated in Parliament, aims to make similar changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Attendance Allowance (AA)</p><p>Once the change has been fully rolled out across all benefits, each year, between 30,000 and 60,000 people may benefit from these changes to the Special Rules. This will mean that the Government is spending approximately £115 million a year more on people who are nearing the end of their lives.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 16/09/2022 17:10:30 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1504074

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2022 to Question 112701 on Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses, what plans her Department has to bring forward further legislative proposals to implement changes to the Special Rules for Terminal Illness in Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment.
	tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
	tabling member printed	Beth Winter
	uin	46188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department introduced the Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill into the House of Lords on 11<sup>th</sup> May 2022. The Bill will enable people who are thought to be in the final year of their life to get fast-tracked access to Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Attendance Allowance (AA). The measures will amend the definition of end of life in existing legislation, which is based on the claimant having six months or less to live, by replacing it with a new twelve-month definition that aligns with the end-of-life approach taken across the NHS.</p><p>The Bill has completed all Lords stages and the Commons stages took place on 8<sup>th</sup> September 2022. This follows similar changes the Department made by secondary legislation to implement the 12-month approach in Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance in April 2022.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 16/09/2022 17:40:59 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1504789

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of DS1500 forms is for patients; and from where patients can obtain that form.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	47552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>Most claims made under the Special Rules for End of Life (SREL) are supported by a short medical evidence form, called either the SR1 or DS1500, completed by a clinician who is involved in their care. People nearing the end of their life are not required to pay for these forms or for their clinician to fill them out on their behalf. Patients can request one free of charge from a registered clinician such as a GP, hospital consultant, hospice doctor or a senior nurse involved in their care.</p> answering member constituency Hertford and Stortford answering member printed Julie Marson question first answered 08/09/2022 16:47:54 answering member 4768 label Biography information for Julie Marson
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck