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1287741

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	date	19/02/2021
	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 steps she has taken to publish guidance for claims made under the special rules for terminal illness including the fact that a DS1500 form is not required; and what steps she has taken to set out the alternative forms of evidence that will be accepted for such claims.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	155101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>DS1500 forms have never been a requirement for a claim under the Special Rules for Terminal Illness but remain the quickest and most appropriate route to gather evidence to support entitlement in these cases. Where it is not possible to supply a DS1500 in support of a terminal illness claim we will continue to consider alternative evidence and work flexibly and quickly with the claimant and/or their clinician(s) to make a quick determination. It is important to note that we have always done, and will continue to do, our utmost to process claims under the special rules as quickly as possible, even if a DS1500 either isn’t submitted or cannot be submitted.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/02/2021 14:32:42 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1287742

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2021
	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, when the Government plans to publish its review of the special rules for making a claim for social security where a person is terminally ill.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	155102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The Department is committed to delivering an improved benefit system for claimants that are nearing the end of their lives and is working across Government to bring forward proposals following the evaluation. I remain committed to implementing the key areas identified in the evaluation; a consensus to change the six-month rule; improving ​consistency with other services used by people nearing the end of their lives; and raising awareness of the support that is available.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/02/2021 14:36:49 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood