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<p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is claimed by people with a range of health
conditions and disabilities, many of which are degenerative or life limiting and the
Department treats the death of any claimant sympathetically.</p><p> </p><p>New Claims
made under Special Rules for Terminal Illness (SRTI) are fast tracked and were being
cleared in 4 working days on average in April 2020. This is compared to an average
of 16 weeks for New Claims cleared under Normal Rules in April 2020, down by 62% from
their peak of 42 weeks in July 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The cause of death of claimants
to PIP is not collated centrally by the Department. There is no evidence in this data
to suggest someone’s reason for claiming PIP was the cause of their death and it would
be misleading to suggest otherwise.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Of the 18,290 people who
registered a claim to PIP between April 2018 and October 2019 and had died within
6 months of registering a PIP claim:</p><p> </p><ul><li>There were 2,140 claimants
who had their claim disallowed at initial decision under either Normal Rules or Special
Rules for the Terminally Ill.</li><li>There were 1,860 claimants who had their claim
disallowed at initial decision under Normal Rules.</li><li>Of these 1,860 claimants,
there were 30 claimants who registered a subsequent claim for PIP under Special Rules
for the Terminally Ill.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Table 1 below shows a breakdown of the
1,860 claimants who had their claim disallowed at initial decision under Normal Rules
by main disabling category:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1:
Breakdown by Disability Category of claimants who died within 6 months of registering
a PIP claim from April 2018 – October 2019 and who had their claim disallowed under
Normal Rules</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Disability Category</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number
of claimants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Autoimmune disease (connective tissue
disorders)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiovascular disease</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diseases
of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Endocrine
disease</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gastrointestinal disease</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Genitourinary
disease</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haematological Disease</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hearing
disorders</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infectious disease</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malignant
disease</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Musculoskeletal disease (general)</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Musculoskeletal
disease (regional)</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neurological disease</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Psychiatric
disorders</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Respiratory disease</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skin
disease</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown or missing</p></td><td><p>1,540</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Visual
disease</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total (ALL)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,860</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Sources: PIP
ADS, Customer Information System</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>PIP data includes normal
rules and special rules for the terminally ill claimants, and is for both new claims
and DLA reassessment claims.</li></ul><ul><li>Data is based on primary disabling condition
as recorded on the PIP computer system. Claimants may often have multiple disabling
conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown
in these statistics.</li><li>The primary disabling condition does not get recorded
until a claimant has attended an assessment. This means that claimants who are disallowed
without attending an assessment (e.g. for failing to attend an assessment or for disallowances
pre-referral to the Assessment Provider) do not have a disability recorded and are
recorded in Table 1 as “Unknown or Missing”.</li><li>The outcome is the first DWP
decision recorded on the PIP Computer system. This does not take into account any
mandatory reconsideration or Appeal action so some of these claimants may have subsequently
been awarded PIP. Some cases do not have a decision recorded.</li><li>The latest PIP
Official Statistics, including data to 31<sup>st</sup> July 2020, were published on
15<sup>th</sup> September 2020. We have provided figures here as at 30<sup>th</sup>
April 2020 for consistency with the original answer to PQ 81701.</li><li>This is unpublished
data from the PIP computer system’s (PIP CS) management information. It should be
used with caution and may be subject to future revision.</li><li>Data has been rounded
to the nearest 10.</li><li>Fields with fewer than 5 cases are replaced by a “-“.</li><li>Components
may not sum to the total due to rounding.</li><li>Figures cover PIP claims registered
from April 2018 – October 2019, initial decisions made from April 2018 – April 2020,
and deaths from April 2018 up to 30<sup>th</sup> April 2020 as recorded at 31<sup>st</sup>
August 2020. Data may be subject to retrospection.</li><li>GB Only.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Under
the Social Security (Notification of Deaths) Regulations 2012 and s125 of Social Security
Administration Act 1992 date of death is provided to the Department for all registered
deaths. Additionally next of kin also provide information on the date of death of
an individual and this information is used appropriately in the administration of
Departmental benefits.</p><p> </p><p>Of the 18,290 people who registered a claim to
PIP between April 2018 and October 2019 and had died within 6 months of registering
a PIP claim, there were 280 claimants who had their claim disallowed following a PIP
assessment under Normal Rules up to March 2020. This does not include disallowance
decisions made prior to an assessment being completed.</p><p> </p><p>Appeals information
for these 280 claimants show that there were 0 Appeals where the DWP decision was
overturned or upheld and there were fewer than 5 appeals withdrawn/struck out or lapsed.</p><p>
</p><p>Due to small numbers, figures on appeal outcomes by primary disabling condition
are not shown.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li>These
figures cover PIP claims registered between April 2018 and October 2019, disallowance
decisions following a PIP assessment up to March 2020 and appeals to June 2020.</li><li>Data
has been rounded to the nearest 10. Fields with fewer than 5 cases are replaced by
a “-“.</li><li>This is unpublished data from the PIP computer system’s (PIP CS) management
information. It should be used with caution and may be subject to future revision.</li><li>GB
Only.</li><li>'Appeals - withdrawn/struck out' - includes where an appeal is brought
to an end, or cleared, without a determination on the issue in dispute. Struck out
appeal is where the proceedings have been brought to an end by the Tribunal Judge.</li><li>Definition
of 'Appeals - lapsed' - where DWP changed the decision (in the customer’s favour)
after an appeal was lodged but before it was heard at a tribunal hearing.</li><li>Definition
of 'Appeals - overturned' - where the DWP decision is revised in favour of the customer
at a tribunal hearing.</li><li>Definition of 'Appeals - upheld' - where the DWP decision
is upheld at a tribunal hearing.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under the Social
Security (Notification of Deaths) Regulations 2012 and s125 of Social Security Administration
Act 1992 date of death is provided to the Department for all registered deaths. Additionally
next of kin also provide information on the date of death of an individual and this
information is used appropriately in the administration of Departmental benefits.</p><p
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