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1352108

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of claimants granted pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme who will lose access to benefits; and what support her Department is putting in place in those cases.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	42039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office’s EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) allows EU citizens to apply for an immigration status and ensure that they have the right to live, work and access income based benefits. EU citizens may be granted settled or pre-settled status, depending on whether they have been resident in the UK for a continuous period of more than five years.</p><p> </p><p>EU citizens with pre-settled status have the same access to benefits as they did prior to the introduction of the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). They will satisfy the right to reside element of the Habitual Residence Test and can access benefits if they are exercising a qualifying right to reside, such as a worker or self-employed person, and are habitually resident in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>As long as an individual continues to exercise a treaty right, those with pre-settled status can continue to access benefits. Moving from pre-settled status to settled status will not result in losing benefits if the application is made in time.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/09/2021 14:58:52 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1352174

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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	Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the letter dated 27 July 2021 from the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work to the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, reference MC2021/53746, what progress the Government has made on clarifying the wording on the gov.uk website with regards to submitting a claim to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme on behalf of a deceased person.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	41883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The work to clarifying the wording on the gov.uk website with regards to submitting a claim to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme on behalf of a deceased person will be concluded this week (w/c13/09) and revised information will be available from w/c 20<sup>th</sup> of September</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 13/09/2021 16:29:58 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1352175

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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	Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications have been made to the Vaccine Damages Payment Scheme on behalf of deceased individuals who received a covid-19 vaccination.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	41884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme has received 27 claims in respect of vaccination against COVID-19 where a Date of Death has been provided by the claimant.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 13/09/2021 16:35:32 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1352176

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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	Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications have been made to the Vaccine Damages Payment Scheme on behalf of people who are deceased in each of the last five years; and how many of those applications have been resolved with a full payment being made.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	41885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>Between April 2016 to 08/09/2021 there have been 33 claims made to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme on behalf of people who have died. No payments have been awarded on these cases.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>No of Claims</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>No payment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>No payment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>No payment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>No payment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>No payment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2121/22 (up to and including 08/09/2021)</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>No payment</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 13/09/2021 16:43:14 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1352177

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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	Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an online form for the Vaccine Damages Payment Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	41886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is currently looking at how it can improve the operational aspects of the scheme to make the application process simpler, swifter and more accessible for claimants this review will include consideration of an online claim form.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 13/09/2021 16:45:05 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1352178

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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	Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating the gov.uk webpage for the Vaccine Damages Payment Scheme to provide (a) an estimate for how long it may take for an application to that scheme to be acknowledged and decided upon and (b) separate forms for people who have (i) died and (ii) been disabled as a result of receiving a vaccination.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	41887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>All claimant to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme have their claims acknowledged upon receipt by the Vaccine Damage Payment Unit. As each claim requires medical record to be gathered, causation links to be established and disability assessments to be undertaken. It is not possible to provide a defined timeframe for the period in which a claim can be decided.</p><p> </p><p>The Government are currently looking at how it can improve the operational aspects of the scheme to make the application process simpler, swifter and more accessible for claimants this review will include a review of the application form.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 13/09/2021 16:47:55 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1352344

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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	Sick Leave: Long Covid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department has published for employers on offering long-term sick leave to people suffering with long covid.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	41630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is payable for up to 28 weeks per period of sickness absence. Sickness absences which are less than 8 weeks apart count as the same period of sickness. In a new period of sickness, employees are eligible for an additional 28 weeks of SSP. As such, where individuals remain sick or incapable of work as a result of coronavirus, including those suffering with long covid, they will be eligible for SSP, subject to the usual qualifying conditions.</p><p>The pages on Gov.UK provide extensive information and support to employees regarding the circumstances in which they may be eligible for SSP and what evidence they need to provide to their employer. Additionally, there is specific guidance for employers explaining which employees may be eligible for SSP and when employers should start paying SSP. There is a calculator to support employers to understand how much SSP to pay.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 13/09/2021 14:58:21 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1352521

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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 plans she has to extend awards under the special rules for terminal illness in line with changes made for claimants with severe lifelong conditions; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	41618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department is committed to supporting people nearing the end of their lives. I can confirm that on 8<sup>th</sup> July 2021 I announced that following a wide-ranging evaluation, the Department intends to replace the current 6-month rule with a 12-month, end of life approach. This will mirror the current definition of end of life used across the NHS and ensure that people receive vital support through the Special Rules six months earlier than they do now. People who claim under the Special Rules for Terminal Illness are able to claim under a fast-tracked process, without the requirement for waiting periods or a face-to-face assessment and usually receive the highest rates of benefit.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/09/2021 16:00:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1352522

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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 she will amend the severe conditions criteria so that people who have already been diagnosed with a terminal condition do not need to go through a work capability assessment to claim benefits.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	41619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department provides fast-track access to Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Universal Credit (UC) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) for people who are nearing the end of their lives through the Special Rules for Terminal Illness. Claimants who have been diagnosed as being likely to live for 6-months or less, are able to claim under a fast-tracked process, without the requirement for waiting periods or a face-to-face assessment and usually receive the highest rate of benefit. On 8th July 2021, following an extensive evaluation into how the benefits system supports people nearing the end of their lives the Department announced its intention to replace the current 6-month rule with a 12-month, end of life definition.</p><p> </p><p>We would like to highlight that as announced in the Shaping Future Support: Health and Disability Green Paper published 20th July 2021 we are testing the possibility of a new Severe Disability Group for those with severe and lifelong conditions to access ESA/UC and PIP. This will simplify the process by removing the need for a long form or a face-to-face assessment for this group and build on existing provision such as Severe Conditions and Special Rules for Terminal Illness. We will consider the test results alongside the responses to the Green Paper when determining whether the policy should be rolled out further</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/09/2021 16:07:10 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1352523

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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 she will end the practice of Departmental assessors rejecting the clinical judgment of a medical professional that a patient is terminally ill in relation to accessing benefits under the special rules for terminal illness.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	41620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>A claim made under the Special Rules for Terminal Illness is in most cases supported by a DS1500. DS1500 forms have never been a requirement for a claim under the terminal illness rules but remain the quickest and most appropriate route to gather evidence to support entitlement in these cases. The DS1500 form is completed by the claimant’s healthcare professional and provides information relating to their diagnosis, clinical features and past or current treatment. The Assessment Provider’s healthcare professionals may, on occasion, contact the claimant’s medical practitioner where additional information or clarification is required in order to process the claim under the Special Rules for Terminal Illness.</p><p> </p><p>Where it is not possible to supply a DS1500 in support of a Special Rules for Terminal Illness claim we will consider alternative evidence and work flexibly and quickly with the claimant and/or their clinician(s) to make a determination.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/09/2021 15:49:35 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms