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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-08-18more like thismore than 2021-08-18
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 Social Security Benefits: Disability more like this
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 representations her Department has received from (a) welfare and (b) disability groups on her Department's public sector equality duty as set out in the Equality Act 2010 to those people claiming disability benefits. more like this
tabling member constituency Newport East more like this
tabling member printed
Jessica Morden remove filter
uin 40782 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-09-06more like thismore than 2021-09-06
answer text <p>DWP take our Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) seriously and are absolutely committed to ensuring our services are accessible to all.</p><p> </p><p>We focus on being a learning organisation and are keen to capture the voice of the customer. A key part of this role is working with a number of representative groups from welfare and disability organisations through regular stakeholder forums.</p><p> </p><p>They comprise of a range of organisations of and for disabled customers and through them we hear the voice of our customers. They let us know where we can improve the reasonable adjustments we offer and our processes for providing them, and they assist us by testing new products and procedures</p><p>One example is the Taskforce on Accessible Information which works at strategic level and meets three to four times a year.</p><p>Another is the Reasonable Adjustments Forum who work at an operational level and meet every two months.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North Swindon remove filter
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-09-06T11:25:55.917Zmore like thismore than 2021-09-06T11:25:55.917Z
answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
1548
label Biography information for Jessica Morden more like this
1348330
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-07-19more like thismore than 2021-07-19
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 Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations more like this
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, if she will make it her policy to support an urgent independent inquiry into (a) the impact of the benefits assessment process on claimants' mental health and (b) preventing future deaths of those wrongly declared fit for work. more like this
tabling member constituency Newport East more like this
tabling member printed
Jessica Morden remove filter
uin 35574 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-07-22more like thismore than 2021-07-22
answer text <p>The Department’s key obligation is to ensure that claimants receive the benefits that they are entitled to, in a timely manner. We continually review our processes to ensure that benefits assessment processes are accessible and supportive to all customers, including those with mental health conditions. We recently put in place a number of improvements to disability benefits assessments, to ensure that vulnerable customers are identified and all evidence relevant to the claim is taken into account. These include enhancing Additional Support Markers on digital case files to indicate vulnerable claimants.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is committed to learning from cases where there is suggestion or allegation that the Department’s actions or omissions may have negatively contributed to the customer’s circumstances. We conduct internal retrospective investigations (known as Internal Process Reviews) to capture these lessons, and take them forward to inform future policy and service.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North Swindon remove filter
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-07-22T13:24:40.563Zmore like thismore than 2021-07-22T13:24:40.563Z
answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
1548
label Biography information for Jessica Morden more like this
1344614
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-07-07more like thismore than 2021-07-07
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 Work Capability Assessment more like this
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, if the Government will establish an independent inquiry into the (a) number and (b) causes of deaths of those who have died after being found fit to work following a benefits assessment in each of the last six years. more like this
tabling member constituency Newport East more like this
tabling member printed
Jessica Morden remove filter
uin 29001 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-07-15more like thismore than 2021-07-15
answer text <p>The Department’s key obligation is to ensure that claimants receive the benefits that they are entitled to, in a timely manner. We have recently put in place a number of improvements to disability benefits assessments, to ensure that vulnerable customers are identified and all evidence relevant to the claim is taken into account.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is committed to learning from cases where there is suggestion or allegation that the Department’s actions or omissions may have negatively contributed to a customer’s circumstances. We conduct internal retrospective investigations (known as Internal Process Reviews) to capture these lessons, and take them forward to inform future policy and service.</p><p> </p><p>In England and Wales (where engaged) a Coroner has responsibility for concluding the cause of death.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North Swindon remove filter
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
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less than 2021-07-15T16:35:10.22Zmore like thismore than 2021-07-15T16:35:10.22Z
answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
1548
label Biography information for Jessica Morden more like this
1344615
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-07-07more like thismore than 2021-07-07
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 Work Capability Assessment more like this
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 assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing forward proposals to reduce the number of face-to-face assessments for disabled benefits claimants. more like this
tabling member constituency Newport East more like this
tabling member printed
Jessica Morden remove filter
uin 29002 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-07-12more like thismore than 2021-07-12
answer text <p>We are committed to improving the experience of accessing health and disability benefits. The Health and Disability Green Paper is an opportunity to understand how we can best improve the health assessment system, including the frequency of reassessments, and will inform our plan for change.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North Swindon remove filter
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-07-12T14:12:46.273Zmore like thismore than 2021-07-12T14:12:46.273Z
answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
1548
label Biography information for Jessica Morden more like this
1329409
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-06-04more like thismore than 2021-06-04
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 Sign Language more like this
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, whether the Government plans to take steps to formally recognise British Sign Language in law. more like this
tabling member constituency Newport East more like this
tabling member printed
Jessica Morden remove filter
uin 10252 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-06-09more like thismore than 2021-06-09
answer text <p>On 18 March 2003 the UK government formally recognised that British Sign Language (BSL) is a language in its own right. Provision for accessing services by users of BSL are covered by the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p><p> </p><p>Existing equality legislation already means employers, service providers and public bodies have to provide services in BSL and other formats when it is reasonable to do so. The Public Sector Equality Duty requires public bodies to have due regard to the needs of all those with protected characteristics.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North Swindon remove filter
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
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less than 2021-06-09T13:13:05.377Zmore like thismore than 2021-06-09T13:13:05.377Z
answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
1548
label Biography information for Jessica Morden more like this
1313115
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-05-11more like thismore than 2021-05-11
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 more like this
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 people have died whilst waiting for a decision on their personal independence payment claim in 2021. more like this
tabling member constituency Newport East more like this
tabling member printed
Jessica Morden remove filter
uin 160 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-05-17more like thismore than 2021-05-17
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. Claims made under Special Rules for Terminal Illness (SRTI) are fast tracked and are being cleared in 4 working days on average (as at the end of January 2021, the latest available published data).</p><p> </p><p>The cause of death of claimants to PIP is not collated centrally by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>390 people died whilst waiting for a decision on their PIP claim between 1<sup>st</sup> and 31<sup>st</sup> January 2021, the latest date for which published data is available. For context, 62,330 claims were submitted for PIP over the same period. Note that the stated number of deaths includes people who submitted claims before January 2021.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p><strong>Source: PIP ADS and Customer Information System </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li>These figures include claims made under normal rules and special rules for terminally ill claimants and 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. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li><li>PIP claimants are included if they died in January 2021 and a PIP claim was registered before their date of death and was cleared after their date of death.</li><li>Claimants’ dates of death are as recorded on the system at 11<sup>th</sup> May 2021 and may be subject to change.</li><li>Data covers Great Britain 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>The PIP data includes claims made under normal rules and special rules for terminally ill claimants, as well as new claims and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP reassessment claims.</p>
answering member constituency North Swindon remove filter
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-05-17T16:40:01.417Zmore like thismore than 2021-05-17T16:40:01.417Z
answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
1548
label Biography information for Jessica Morden more like this
1301314
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 more like this
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
tabling member printed
Jessica Morden remove filter
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
question first answered
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
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 more like this
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
tabling member printed
Jessica Morden remove filter
uin 98910 more like this
answer
answer
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
question first answered
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
1240214
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 more like this
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, 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
tabling member constituency Newport East more like this
tabling member printed
Jessica Morden remove filter
uin 98911 more like this
answer
answer
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>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>
answering member constituency North Swindon remove filter
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-10-13T15:34:36.97Zmore like thismore than 2020-10-13T15:34:36.97Z
answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
1548
label Biography information for Jessica Morden more like this
1240217
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 more like this
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
tabling member printed
Jessica Morden remove filter
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
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label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
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label Biography information for Jessica Morden more like this