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star this property date less than 2020-10-06more like thismore than 2020-10-06
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Asbestosis and Diffuse Pleural Thickening more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to resume assessments for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefits for (a) asbestosis and (b) diffuse pleural thickening as done for other disability benefits. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Stockport more like this
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Navendu Mishra more like this
star this property uin 99767 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-10-08more like thismore than 2020-10-08
star this property answer text <p>Our priority throughout this health emergency continues to be to protect the public and staff, while ensuring people get the benefits they are entitled to quickly and safely. Face-to-face assessments remain suspended while we review what activity we can gradually start reintroducing in line with the latest public health advice. We will confirm next steps as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, for claimants with the most serious or terminal conditions, claims continue to be processed and decisions made as normal. We are actively considering how to deal with those cases not currently being processed.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency North Swindon remove filter
star this property answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
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less than 2020-10-08T15:05:04.643Zmore like thismore than 2020-10-08T15:05:04.643Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Navendu Mishra more like this
1240449
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star this property date less than 2020-10-05more like thismore than 2020-10-05
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Personal Independence Payment: Coronavirus more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average clearance time frame was for her Department to process a new personal independence payment claim in the period from March 2020 to August 2020; and what that average time taken was in that same period in 2019; and if she will make a statement. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Pontypridd more like this
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Alex Davies-Jones more like this
star this property uin 99157 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-10-08more like thismore than 2020-10-08
star this property answer text <p>The latest available data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) clearance times covers claims cleared up to the end of July 2020. Therefore, the average clearance times are calculated from March 2020 to July 2020, and March 2019 to July 2019 respectively for comparison.</p><p> </p><p>The median end to end clearance time for PIP New Claims in Great Britain for Normal Rules claimants was 21 weeks for claims cleared from March 2020 to July 2020, and was 15 weeks for claims cleared from March 2019 to July 2019.</p><p> </p><p>[In Wales, the median end to end clearance time for PIP New Claims for Normal Rules claimants was 14 weeks for claims cleared from March 2020 – July 2020 and was 16 weeks for claims cleared from March 2019 – July 2019.]</p><p> </p><p>Changes in the average end to end clearance time across from March 2020 to July 2020 reflect disruption due to COVID-19, including the development, testing and successful rollout of a new telephony assessment model to enable claims to be progressed robustly in the absence of face-to-face assessments to ensure we were not putting vulnerable people and our staff at risk.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Source: PIP ADS</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>PIP data includes normal rules claimants only and is for new claims only.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest whole number of weeks.</li></ul><ul><li>The status of claims as 'normal rules' and 'new claim/reassessment' is shown as at the point of clearance.</li><li>The figures quoted are the median clearance time of claims which are cleared in the given time period.</li><li>The median time is the middle value if you were to order all the times within the distribution from lowest value to highest value. The median is presented here instead of the mean because the mean can be unduly affected by outlying cases (e.g. cases where the person has been hard to reach due to being in prison, hospital, failed to attend the assessment on numerous occasions etc.)</li><li>The 'Registration to DWP decision (end to end)' clearance time is measured as the median time between the date of registration of the claim and the date of the DWP decision to either award or disallow the claim. It does not include claims that were withdrawn by the claimant or claims that were disallowed by DWP pre-referral to the Assessment Providers (e.g. for failure to meet basic eligibility criteria or failure to return the Part 2 form within the time limit).</li><li>Great Britain only.</li></ul><ul><li>The median clearance times for March 2019 – July 2019 and March 2020 – July 2020 are unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li><li>From late March 2020 onwards, disruption due to COVID-19 affected volumes of clearances for all activities - Assessment Providers switched to paper based and telephony assessments rather than face to face assessments, and in the first few weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic efforts were made to clear residual claims in the system from before emergency measures were put in place, giving rise to an initial spike in clearance volumes. During the quarter ending July 2020, the effects of the disruption due to COVID-19 have reduced in some areas though they continue in many parts of the process.</li></ul>
star this property answering member constituency North Swindon remove filter
star this property answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
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less than 2020-10-08T14:37:20.867Zmore like thismore than 2020-10-08T14:37:20.867Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
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4849
star this property label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones more like this
1240445
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star this property date less than 2020-10-05more like thismore than 2020-10-05
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Personal Independence Payment: Wales more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed personal independence payments on the basis of a degenerative neurological condition in (a) Wales and (b) Pontypridd constituency in each year since 2010. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Pontypridd more like this
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Alex Davies-Jones more like this
star this property uin 99156 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-10-08more like thismore than 2020-10-08
star this property answer text <p>The information you requested is not held by the Department. In the application process, claimants’ main disabling condition is only recorded for collation by the Department at assessment. It is not recorded at the point of application. The Department does not therefore hold data on the number of applicants to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) with particular conditions. Only those who have a disability assessment determination decision will have a main disabling condition recorded for them.</p><p> </p><p>We do collect data on the main disability condition for those who have had a PIP clearance. The latest available data on PIP registrations and clearances split by geographical area (including region and parliamentary constituency), main disability, and by type of clearance (i.e. whether the claim was awarded, disallowed or withdrawn) for both new claims and reassessed claims, can be found at <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a>.</p>
star this property answering member constituency North Swindon remove filter
star this property answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
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less than 2020-10-08T15:02:47.507Zmore like thismore than 2020-10-08T15:02:47.507Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-10-05more like thismore than 2020-10-05
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Foster Care: Coronavirus more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing statutory sick pay to foster carers during the covid-19 outbreak. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Erith and Thamesmead more like this
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Abena Oppong-Asare more like this
star this property uin 99146 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-10-07more like thismore than 2020-10-07
star this property answer text <p>Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) provides a minimum level of income for employees when they are off work sick, or deemed incapable of work. It is paid in full by employers. To receive SSP from their employer, individuals must meet all SSP eligibility conditions, including being classed as an employee.</p><p> </p><p>SSP is just one part of the government’s safety net and the support to people in times of need during the pandemic. Where an individual’s income is reduced while off work sick or self-isolating, for example where they are not eligible for SSP, and they require further financial support they may be able to claim Universal Credit and new style Employment and Support Allowance, depending on individual circumstances. Working people on low incomes who are required to remain at home by NHS Test and Trace to help stop the spread of the virus and cannot work from home can also now receive £500.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Background</strong></p><ul><li>SSP is paid at a flat rate of £95.85 per week to eligible employees.</li><li>We have already strengthened our wider safety net by temporarily increasing the standard allowance of Universal Credit by the equivalent of £20 per week, meaning that claimants will be up to £1,040 better off for the 20/21 tax year.</li></ul>
star this property answering member constituency North Swindon remove filter
star this property answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
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less than 2020-10-07T13:51:44.72Zmore like thismore than 2020-10-07T13:51:44.72Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-10-05more like thismore than 2020-10-05
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to publish the conclusions of her Department's review of the special rules for terminally ill welfare claimants. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency North West Norfolk more like this
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James Wild more like this
star this property uin 99135 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-10-08more like thismore than 2020-10-08
star this property answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Parliamentary Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-09/87602" target="_blank"> 87602 </a>on 9<sup>th</sup> September 2020.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency North Swindon remove filter
star this property answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
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less than 2020-10-08T14:59:51.317Zmore like thismore than 2020-10-08T14:59:51.317Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
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star this property label Biography information for James Wild more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-10-05more like thismore than 2020-10-05
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 September 2020 to Question 90092 on Personal Independence Payment, with reference to the 30 claimants who subsequently registered a claim under the special rules for terminal illness, what the average length of time was between those claimants receiving an award under special rules for terminal illness and initially registering that claim under normal rules. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Newport East more like this
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Jessica Morden more like this
star this property uin 98912 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-10-13more like thismore than 2020-10-13
star this property answer text <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. 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. People claim PIP for various reasons, the majority of which are non-life threatening.</p><p> </p><p>There were 30 PIP claimants who died within 6 months of registering an initial PIP claim who were disallowed under Normal Rules and who subsequently registered a PIP claim under Special Rules. Because of the small number of claims in this category we are unable to provide an average for the length of time between registration of the initial claim and the clearance of the subsequent claim. Calculating averages for small populations has a risk of misrepresentative results skewed by non-typical values. This is in line with our practice for PIP statistical publications, where averages for populations of less than 50 are suppressed.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Source: </strong>PIP ADS</p><p> </p><ul><li>PIP data includes both new claims and reassessment claims from Disability Living Allowance.</li></ul><ul><li>The outcome is the first DWP decision recorded on the PIP Computer system (PIPCS) for a given claim. 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>If a claimant dies before a decision is made on an outstanding claim, the Department establishes whether the claimant’s representative or next of kin wishes to proceed with the claim. If not, the claim is withdrawn.</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 90092 and PQ 81701.</li><li>This is unpublished data from the PIP CS’s management information. It should be used with caution and may be subject to future revision.</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 2<sup>nd</sup> October 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>
star this property answering member constituency North Swindon remove filter
star this property answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
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less than 2020-10-13T15:23:53.247Zmore like thismore than 2020-10-13T15:23:53.247Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Jessica Morden more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-10-05more like thismore than 2020-10-05
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Personal Independence Payment more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 September 2020 to Question 90093 on Personal Independence Payment, what the medical conditions were of the 5,520 personal independence payment claimants who applied under normal rules and who died after registering their claim but prior to her Department making a decision on their claim. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Newport East more like this
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Jessica Morden more like this
star this property uin 98911 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-10-13more like thismore than 2020-10-13
star this property answer text <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 to PIP made under Normal Rules were cleared in an average (median) of 16 weeks in April 2020 and reassessments from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP under Normal Rules were being cleared in an average (median) of 27 weeks in April 2020.</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. People claim PIP for various reasons, the majority of which are non-life threatening.</p><p> </p><p>The number of PIP claimants who died after registering a PIP claim under Normal Rules but prior to a decision being made on their case between 1<sup>st</sup> April 2018 and 30<sup>th</sup> April 2020 has increased from 5,520 to 5,530, since Question 90093 was answered. This is due to a live system.</p><p> </p><p>The main disabling condition of the 5,530 PIP claimants who died after registering a PIP claim under Normal Rules but prior to a decision being made on their case between 1<sup>st</sup> April 2018 and 30<sup>th</sup> April 2020 is shown in Table 1 below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Main disabling condition for PIP </strong><strong>claimants who died after registering a PIP claim under Normal Rules</strong> <strong>but </strong><strong>prior to a decision being made on their case</strong> <strong>between 1<sup>st</sup> April 2018 and 30<sup>th</sup> April 2020</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Main Disabling Condition</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>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiovascular disease</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diseases of the immune system</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Endocrine disease</p></td><td><p>30</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>30</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>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metabolic disease</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Musculoskeletal disease (general)</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Musculoskeletal disease (regional)</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neurological disease</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Psychiatric disorders</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Respiratory disease</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skin disease</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown or missing</p></td><td><p>4,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Visual disease</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,530</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Sources: PIP ADS, Customer Information System</strong></p><ul><li>These figures include new claims and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP reassessment claims.</li><li>If a claimant dies before a decision is made on an outstanding claim, the Department establishes whether the claimant’s representative or next of kin wishes to proceed with the claim. If not, the claim is withdrawn.</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>Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is recorded on the PIP CS.</li><li>The main disabling condition is only recorded for claimants who have attended a PIP assessment with an assessment provider.</li><li>Figures include registrations made from 1<sup>st</sup> April 2018 – 30<sup>th</sup> April 2020 and clearances made up to 30<sup>th</sup> April 2020 (as recorded on the system at 30<sup>th</sup> April 2020) and claimant deaths from 1<sup>st</sup> April 2018 – 30<sup>th</sup> April 2020 (as recorded on the system at 2<sup>nd</sup> October 2020) and may be subject to retrospection.</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 answers to PQ 90093 and PQ 81700.</li><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 and ‘-’ is used for totals of greater than 0 but less than 5.</li><li>Components may not sum to totals due to rounding</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>
star this property answering member constituency North Swindon remove filter
star this property answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
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less than 2020-10-13T15:34:36.97Zmore like thismore than 2020-10-13T15:34:36.97Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-10-05more like thismore than 2020-10-05
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 September 2020 to Question 90093 on Personal Independence Payment, after how many days on average after making a claim for personal independence payment under Special Rules for Terminal Illness did the 1,740 claimants die who applied under those rules for personal independence payment but prior to her Department making a decision on their claim. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Newport East more like this
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Jessica Morden more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-10-13more like thismore than 2020-10-13
star this property answer text <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>Claims made under Special Rules for Terminal Illness (SRTI) are fast tracked. New claims to PIP under SRTI were being cleared in 4 working days on average (median) in April 2020 and reassessments from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP under SRTI were being cleared in 6 working days on average (median) in April 2020.</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. People claim PIP for various reasons, the majority of which are non-life threatening.</p><p> </p><p>For the 1,740 claimants who died after registering a PIP claim under Special Rules <strong>but </strong>prior to a decision being made on their case between 1<sup>st</sup> April 2018 and 30<sup>th</sup> April 2020, the average (median) number of working days between registering a claim and death was 5 working days.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Sources: PIP ADS, Customer Information System</strong></p><ul><li>These figures include new claims and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP reassessment claims.</li><li>If a claimant dies before a decision is made on an outstanding claim, the Department establishes whether the claimant’s representative or next of kin wishes to proceed with the claim. If not, the claim is withdrawn.</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>Figures include registrations made from 1<sup>st</sup> April 2018 – 30<sup>th</sup> April 2020 and clearances made up to 30<sup>th</sup> April 2020 (as recorded on the system at 30<sup>th</sup> April 2020) and claimant deaths from 1<sup>st</sup> April 2018 – 30<sup>th</sup> April 2020 (as recorded on the system at 2<sup>nd</sup> October 2020) and may be subject to retrospection.</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 answers to PQ 90093 and PQ 81700.</li><li>The averages provided are median working days. The median is the middle value if you were to order all the times within the distribution from lowest value to highest value. The median is presented here instead of the mean because the mean can be unduly affected by outlying cases.</li><li>Median working days are provided to allow comparison with the figure published for all PIP new claims made under SRTI.</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>
star this property answering member constituency North Swindon remove filter
star this property answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
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less than 2020-10-13T15:16:42.327Zmore like thismore than 2020-10-13T15:16:42.327Z
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
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star this property hansard heading Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 September 2020 to Question 90092 on Personal Independence Payment, how many of the 2,140 claimants who had their claim disallowed at initial decision applied under the Special Rules for Terminal Illness; and what the recorded reasons were for those claims being so disallowed. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Newport East more like this
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Jessica Morden more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-10-13more like thismore than 2020-10-13
star this property answer text <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. 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. People claim PIP for various reasons, the majority of which are non-life threatening.</p><p> </p><p>There were 2,140 claimants who were disallowed at initial decision under Normal Rules or Special Rules who had registered a claim between April 2018 – October 2019 and died within 6 months of that registration. Of these, 280 originally applied under Special Rules and Table 1 shows a breakdown of these disallowances broken by the disallowance type. Please note that the Department holds no further data on the reasons claimants are disallowed PIP.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Breakdown of disallowance reasons for claimants who originally registered under Special Rules, were disallowed and died within 6 months of registering a PIP claim</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Outcome of PIP Claim</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>N</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disallowed pre-referral to the Assessment Provider</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disallowed pre-referral to the Assessment Provider - due to non-return of Part 2 within the time limit</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disallowed post-referral to the Assessment Provider - Failed Assessment</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disallowed post-referral to the Assessment Provider – Failed to Attend Assessment</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Source: </strong>PIP ADS</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 Disability Living Allowance reassessment claims.</li></ul><ul><li>The outcome is the first DWP decision recorded on the PIP Computer system (PIPCS). 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 90092 and PQ 81701.</li><li>If a claimant dies before a decision is made on an outstanding claim, the Department establishes whether the claimant’s representative or next of kin wishes to proceed with the claim. If not, the claim is withdrawn.</li><li>This is unpublished data from the PIPCS’s 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 2<sup>nd</sup> October 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>
star this property answering member constituency North Swindon remove filter
star this property answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
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less than 2020-10-13T14:47:06.983Zmore like thismore than 2020-10-13T14:47:06.983Z
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Personal Independence Payment more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 September 2020 to Question 90092 on Personal Independence Payment, what were the recorded reasons for those 1,860 claimants' claims being disallowed at initial decision under normal rules. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Newport East more like this
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Jessica Morden more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-10-13more like thismore than 2020-10-13
star this property answer text <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. 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. People claim PIP for various reasons, the majority of which are non-life threatening.</p><p> </p><p>There were 1,860 claimants who were disallowed at initial decision under Normal Rules who had registered a claim between April 2018 – October 2019 and died within 6 months of that registration. Table 1 below shows a breakdown of the disallowances broken by the disallowance type. Please note that the Department holds no further data on the reasons claimants are disallowed PIP.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Breakdown of disallowance reasons for claimants cleared under Normal Rules who died within 6 months of registering a PIP claim</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Outcome of PIP Claim</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of claimants cleared under Normal Rules</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disallowed pre-referral to the Assessment Provider</p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disallowed pre-referral to the Assessment Provider - due to non-return of Part 2 within the time limit</p></td><td><p>1,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disallowed post-referral to the Assessment Provider - Failed Assessment</p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disallowed post-referral to the Assessment Provider – Failed to Attend Assessment</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total disallowances</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,860</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Source: </strong>PIP ADS</p><p> </p><ul><li>PIP data includes normal rules claimants only, and is for both new claims and Disability Living Allowance reassessment claims.</li></ul><ul><li>The outcome is the first DWP decision recorded on the PIP Computer system (PIPCS). 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>If a claimant dies before a decision is made on an outstanding claim, the Department establishes whether the claimant’s representative or next of kin wishes to proceed with the claim. If not, the claim is withdrawn.</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 90092 and PQ 81701.</li><li>This is unpublished data from the PIPCS’s 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>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 2<sup>nd</sup> October 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>
star this property answering member constituency North Swindon remove filter
star this property answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
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less than 2020-10-13T14:33:49.27Zmore like thismore than 2020-10-13T14:33:49.27Z
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