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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-03-23more like thismore than 2021-03-23
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of personal independence payment claimants with incurable illnesses were (a) invited for a reassessment and (b) successful in their reassessment since March 2020. more like this
tabling member constituency Cynon Valley more like this
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Beth Winter more like this
uin 174288 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-04-13more like thismore than 2021-04-13
answer text <p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is an extra costs benefit based on assessment of disability-related needs rather than medical condition. Reviews of PIP are a key part of the benefit and ensure that not only do awards remain correct where needs may change but that we also maintain contact with the claimant. Importantly, the length of an award is based on an individual’s needs, rather than their condition or disability, and can vary from nine months to an on-going award, with a light touch review at the ten-year point.</p><p /><p>As such, it’s not possible to provide data specifically on Personal Independence Payment claimants with incurable illnesses. Data on Award Review clearances broken down by disability is published covering June 2016 - January 2021 (the latest available data). This can be found in table 6B(iv) in the following published statistical tables:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/969159/tables-pip-statistics-to-january-2021.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/969159/tables-pip-statistics-to-january-2021.xlsx</a></p>
answering member constituency North Swindon remove filter
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-04-13T13:35:17.143Zmore like thismore than 2021-04-13T13:35:17.143Z
answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
4809
label Biography information for Beth Winter more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-03-10more like thismore than 2021-03-10
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications his Department has received for an extension of personal independence payments under the special rules for terminal illness after the expiration of the three-year award since 2019; and how long the waiting times were for applications to be processed in those such instances. more like this
tabling member constituency Newport East more like this
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Jessica Morden more like this
uin 166354 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-03-15more like thismore than 2021-03-15
answer text <p>4,270 Personal Independence Payment claimants under an existing Special Rules for Terminal Illness (SRTI) award registered Advance claims under SRTI at the end of their 3 year fixed term award between January 2019 – October 2020 (latest available data).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The median end to end clearance times were 7 working days for Advance claims cleared under special rules.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p><strong>Source: </strong>PIP ADS</p><p> </p><ul><li>SRTI awards are identified based on the initial decision at New Claim or Reassessment from DLA. This data excludes instances where end dates or award types have been updated following this initial decision.</li><li>PIP data includes both new claims and reassessment claims from Disability Living Allowance.</li><li>This is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li></ul><ul><li>Please note that claimants who register under SRTI but are deemed not to be eligible under the SRTI criteria are sent a PIP2 form and continue their claim under the Normal Rules claim journey. This means that claimants who register a PIP claim can change to Normal Rules during the customer journey:</li></ul><ul><li>The 'Registration to DWP decision (end to end)' clearance time is measured as the average time between the date of registration of the claim (or for Special Rules, the date of transition if the claim moves from being a normal rules claim to being a special rules claim during the claimant journey) and the date of the DWP decision to either award or disallow the claim.</li><li>Clearance Time measures do not include claims that were withdrawn by the claimant or claims that were disallowed by DWP prior to referral to the Assessment Providers (e.g. for failure to meet basic eligibility criteria).</li><li>Advance claims are defined as a New Claim or Reassessment from DLA registration made by a claimant with an existing award either less than 6 months prior to the end date or up to 6 months after the end date of an existing award.</li></ul>
answering member constituency North Swindon remove filter
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
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less than 2021-03-15T17:31:43.067Zmore like thismore than 2021-03-15T17:31:43.067Z
answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
1548
label Biography information for Jessica Morden more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-01-20more like thismore than 2021-01-20
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to ensure that personal independence payment claimants with incurable illnesses are only reassessed when there is a change in their condition. more like this
tabling member constituency Barnsley Central more like this
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Dan Jarvis more like this
uin 140815 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-01-25more like thismore than 2021-01-25
answer text <p>Once someone has been awarded Personal Independence Payment (PIP), which can be paid at one of eight rates, that award will usually be reviewed. Regular reviews are a key feature of the benefit and ensure that payments accurately match the current needs of claimants. The length of an award is based on an individual’s circumstances and can vary from nine months to an on-going award, with a light touch review after ten years.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018 we introduced updated guidance for case managers and an updated PIP Assessment Guide in 2018 which ensures that those people who receive the highest level of support under PIP, and where their needs are unlikely to change or may get worse, will receive an ongoing award with a light touch review at the ten-year point. In line with PIP’s aim to be needs-based rather than condition-based, the change to the guidance is not condition specific. However, we believe the changes will ensure that those with severe and/or progressive conditions receive the most appropriate award duration that reflects their condition and the needs arising.</p>
answering member constituency North Swindon remove filter
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
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less than 2021-01-25T16:09:07.197Zmore like thismore than 2021-01-25T16:09:07.197Z
answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
4243
label Biography information for Dan Jarvis more like this
1240211
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-10-05more like thismore than 2020-10-05
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
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
tabling member constituency Newport East more like this
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Jessica Morden more like this
uin 98910 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-10-13more like thismore than 2020-10-13
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>
answering member constituency North Swindon remove filter
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
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less than 2020-10-13T15:16:42.327Zmore like thisremove minimum value filter
answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
1548
label Biography information for Jessica Morden more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-10-05more like thismore than 2020-10-05
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
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
tabling member constituency Newport East more like this
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Jessica Morden more like this
uin 98912 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-10-13more like thismore than 2020-10-13
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>
answering member constituency North Swindon remove filter
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-10-13T15:23:53.247Zmore like thismore than 2020-10-13T15:23:53.247Z
answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
1548
label Biography information for Jessica Morden more like this