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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. 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 If not, the claim is withdrawn.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>
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