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1043154

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer on 11 January 2019 to Question 203813, how many claimants of personal independence payments who died within six months of their claim being registered received a payment.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	209776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>Over 3.6 million applications to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) were made between April 2013 and 30<sup>th</sup> April 2018. Of these, 73,800 claimants died within 6 months of their claim being registered.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to any Mandatory Reconsideration or Appeal action, 56,770 and 7,990 of these claimants had their claims awarded and disallowed respectively.</p><p> </p><p>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 If not, the claim is withdrawn so around 7,700 of the 73,800 claims were withdrawn rather than awarded or disallowed.</p><p> </p><p>56,920 of the 73,800 claims have been credited with a payment.</p><p> </p><p>Claims made under the special rules for people who are terminally ill are fast tracked and are currently being cleared at a median average of 6 working days for new claimants. This has reduced from a median average of 11 working days between April 2013 and March 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>These figures include claims made under both Normal Rules and Special Rules for Terminal Illness (SRTI) and include new claims and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP reassessment claims.</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>The outcome is the first DWP decision recorded on the PIP Computer system. 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>This is unpublished data from the PIP computer system’s (PIP CS) management information.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 and clearances up to and including 31<sup>st</sup> October 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> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 209778 question first answered 01/02/2019 15:54:24 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1043155

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer on 11 January 2019 to Question 203813, how many claimants who died after registering a personal independence payments claim but prior to her Department making a decision on their claim applied under (a) Normal Rules and (b) Special Rules.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	209777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>Over 3.6 million applications to PIP were made between April 2013 and 30<sup>th</sup> April 2018. 17,070 of these claimants died after registering but prior to the DWP making a decision on their claim. Over 3.5 million applications were made under normal rules and 11,790 of these claimants died after registering but prior to the DWP making a decision on their claim.</p><p> </p><p>Nearly 109,000 applications were made under special rules for terminally ill people and 5,290 of these claimants died after registering but prior to the DWP making a decision on their claim.</p><p> </p><p>Claims made under the special rules for people who are terminally ill are fast tracked and are currently being cleared at a median average of 6 working days for new claimants. This has reduced from a median average of 11 working days between April 2013 and March 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>These figures include new claims and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP reassessment claims.</li><li>Special rules indicator is taken at the point of registration. It is possible for claims to transition between normal rules and special rules for terminally ill people during the claimant journey.</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> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 01/02/2019 15:45:37 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1043156

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer on 11 January 2019 to Question 203813, how many claimants of personal independence payments who died within six months of their claim being registered had their application rejected.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	209778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>Over 3.6 million applications to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) were made between April 2013 and 30<sup>th</sup> April 2018. Of these, 73,800 claimants died within 6 months of their claim being registered.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to any Mandatory Reconsideration or Appeal action, 56,770 and 7,990 of these claimants had their claims awarded and disallowed respectively.</p><p> </p><p>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 so around 7,700 of the 73,800 claims were withdrawn rather than awarded or disallowed.</p><p> </p><p>56,920 of the 73,800 claims have been credited with a payment.</p><p> </p><p>Claims made under the special rules for people who are terminally ill are fast tracked and are currently being cleared at a median average of 6 working days for new claimants. This has reduced from a median average of 11 working days between April 2013 and March 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>These figures include claims made under both Normal Rules and Special Rules for Terminal Illness (SRTI) and include new claims and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP reassessment claims.</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>The outcome is the first DWP decision recorded on the PIP Computer system. 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>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 and clearances up to and including 31<sup>st</sup> October 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> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 209776 question first answered 01/02/2019 15:54:24 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1028534

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have died while waiting for their personal independence payment assessment to be completed; and what conditions those people died from.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	203812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 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.</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> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 203813 203817 question first answered 11/01/2019 15:05:26 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton attachment 1 file name Primary conditions spreadsheet.xlsx title Primary conditions spreadsheet
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1028535

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who applied for personal independence payment died within six months of making their application.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	203813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 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.</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> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 203812 203817 question first answered 11/01/2019 15:05:26 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton attachment 1 file name Primary conditions spreadsheet.xlsx title Primary conditions spreadsheet
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1028579

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have died while waiting for their eligibility for personal independence payment to be determined, and what the main disabling condition was of those people.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	203817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 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.</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> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 203812 203813 question first answered 11/01/2019 15:05:26 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton attachment 1 file name Primary conditions spreadsheet.xlsx title Primary conditions spreadsheet
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

853258

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many completed second or third personal independence payment assessment planned award reviews there have been of people with (a) Parkinson's disease, (b) multiple sclerosis, (c) motor neurone disease, (d) rheumatoid arthritis and (e) cystic fibrosis by year of repeat assessment since the introduction of personal independence payments in 2013; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	130707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 08/03/2018 11:51:06 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

732969

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2017 to Question 71635, on personal independence payment, when he plans to respond to the Second independent review of the personal independence payment assessment by Paul Gray, published on 30 March 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	1357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>Our position has not changed since the Answer of 26 April 2017 to Question 71635 and planning to respond later this year.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 03/07/2017 09:55:25 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

723224

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department provides to family members submitting evidence to support a persons claim for personal independence payment; and what weight is given to that evidence by assessment providers.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	71635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department provides guidance to family members for those who are approaching 16 and in receipt of DLA regarding the invite to claim PIP. Additionally claimants are asked if they want carers or relatives to provide information regarding health conditions or disabilities, space is provided for this in the “How your disability affects you” evidence gathering form. Decisions regarding PIP are made by Decision Makers, not Assessment Providers. Decision Makers will consider all evidence on the case.</p><p>Guidance for Health Professionals on how to evaluate and analyse evidence in preparing the Assessment Report can be accessed on the gov.uk website, section 2.8.13. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/547146/pip-assessment-guide.pdf." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/547146/pip-assessment-guide.pdf.</a></p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, we introduced two comprehensive, statutory, independent reviews of the PIP Assessment. The second of Paul Gray’s Independent Review's was published on 30 March 2017. We are considering the review’s recommendations carefully and will respond later this year.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 26/04/2017 16:08:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

723225

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many home visits there were by Jobcentre Plus outreach workers providing home-based advice and support for claimants of personal independence payments in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	71633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The department does not hold the requested data.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 26/04/2017 09:21:30 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon