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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.</p><p>
</p><p>All benefit claims can be made under the special rules for people who are terminally
ill which will mean that they are fast tracked. These are currently being cleared
within 6 working days for new claimants to PIP. The Department would encourage all
claimants with a terminal illness to let the department know and to apply using the
special rules.</p><p> </p><p>The cause of death of PIP claimants is not collated centrally
by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>Over 3.6 million applications to PIP were made between
April 2013 and 30th April 2018. Of these:</p><ul><li>4,760 claimants<sup>1</sup> died
between their case being referred to, and returned from, an assessment provider;</li><li>73,800
claimants died within 6 months of their claim being registered; and</li><li>17,070
claimants died after registering but prior to the DWP making a decision on their claim.
Details of the claimant’s primary medical condition, where recorded, are in the accompanying
spreadsheet.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>These figures include claims made
under both Normal Rules and Special Rules for the Terminally Ill and include new claims
and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP reassessment claims.</li><li><sup>1</sup>These
figures only include claimants whose case has been referred to an assessment provider
and who died before their case was returned from an assessment provider to DWP. All
new claims and DLA to PIP reassessment claims which reach the assessment stage are
referred to an assessment provider.</li><li>The point of application is taken as the
day the claimant registered a claim to PIP as recorded on the PIP computer system.</li><li>This
is unpublished data from the PIP computer system’s (PIP CS) management information.
It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li><li>Figures
are rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>Figures cover claims made up to and including
30<sup>th</sup> April 2018.</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><p>
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