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Written Question
Personal Independence Payment
Monday 18th March 2019

Asked by: Madeleine Moon (Labour - Bridgend)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2019 to Question 209778 on Personal Independence Payment, how many of the 7,990 personal independence payment claimants who died within six months of their claim being registered and had their claim disallowed applied under special rules for terminal illness; what conditions such claimants had; and what reasons were given for their claim being disallowed.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Over 3.6 million applications to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) were made between April 2013 and 30th April 2018. Of these, 73,800 claimants died within 6 months of their claim being registered. Prior to any Mandatory Reconsideration or Appeal action, 7,990 of these claimants had their claims disallowed.

Table 1A, shows the main disabling conditions of the 7,990 claimants who were disallowed and died within 6 months of their claim being registered, split by whether the claim was lodged under Normal Rules or Special Rules for Terminal Illness (SRTI). The Department only records a claimant’s disability at assessment so does not hold this information where a claimant was disallowed prior to attending an assessment.

The cause of death of claimants to PIP is not collated centrally by the Department and the recorded condition may not have been the cause of death of the claimant.

Table 1A: Disability Category of claimants who were disallowed and died within 6 months of registration: Registrations to 30th April 2018 and Clearances to 31st October 2018.

Disability Category

Normal Rules

Special Rules for the Terminally Ill

Total

Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)

20

#

20

Cardiovascular disease

140

10

140

Diseases of the immune system

#

#

#

Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract

110

20

140

Endocrine disease

60

#

60

Gastrointestinal disease

30

#

30

Genitourinary disease

40

10

40

Haematological Disease

10

#

10

Hearing disorders

10

#

10

Infectious disease

10

#

10

Malignant disease

200

790

980

Metabolic disease

#

#

#

Musculoskeletal disease (general)

130

#

130

Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

130

#

130

Neurological disease

170

10

180

Psychiatric disorders

520

#

520

Respiratory disease

160

10

160

Skin disease

10

#

10

Unknown or missing

5,190

210

5,400

Visual disease

10

#

10

Total

6,930

1,060

7,990

Source: PIP ADS

Table 1B shows the outcomes at the initial assessment of the 7,990 claimants who were disallowed and died within 6 months of their claim being registered, split by whether the claim was lodged under Normal Rules or SRTI.

Table 1B: Outcome of claimants who died 6 months after registration split by Normal Rules and Special Rules: Registrations to 30th April 2018 and Clearances to 31st October 2018.

Outcome

Normal Rules

Special Rules for the Terminally Ill

Total

Disallowed pre-referral to the Assessment Provider

960

570

1,530

Disallowed due to non-return of Part 2 within the time limit

3,910

310

4,220

Disallowed - Failed Assessment

1,320

140

1,460

Disallowed - Failed to Attend Assessment

750

30

780

Total

6,930

1,060

7,990

Source: PIP ADS

Notes:

  • These figures include claims made under both Normal Rules and SRTI and include new claims and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP reassessment claims.
  • The Normal Rules and Special Rules indicator is taken at the point of registration. It’s possible during the claim to move between Normal Rules and Special Rules and vice- versa as the claim progresses. This may mean that someone who registers under Special Rules moves to Normal Rules during the process and is invited to an assessment but is marked as Special Rules here.
  • Data is based on primary disabling condition as recorded on the PIP and DLA computer systems. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.
  • The point of application is taken as the day the claimant registered a claim to PIP as recorded on the PIP computer system.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
  • Components may not sum to the whole.
  • Figures cover claims made up to and including 30th April 2018 and clearances up to and including 31st October 2018.
  • “#” indicates fewer than 5 cases
  • GB only.

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.

Written Question
Personal Independence Payment
Monday 18th March 2019

Asked by: Madeleine Moon (Labour - Bridgend)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2019 to Question 209778 on Personal Independence Payment, how many of the 7,990 personal independence payment claimants who died within six months of their claim being registered and had their claim disallowed applied under normal rules; what conditions such claimants had; and what reasons were given for their claims being disallowed.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Over 3.6 million applications to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) were made between April 2013 and 30th April 2018. Of these, 73,800 claimants died within 6 months of their claim being registered. Prior to any Mandatory Reconsideration or Appeal action, 7,990 of these claimants had their claims disallowed.

Table 1A, shows the main disabling conditions of the 7,990 claimants who were disallowed and died within 6 months of their claim being registered, split by whether the claim was lodged under Normal Rules or Special Rules for Terminal Illness (SRTI). The Department only records a claimant’s disability at assessment so does not hold this information where a claimant was disallowed prior to attending an assessment.

The cause of death of claimants to PIP is not collated centrally by the Department and the recorded condition may not have been the cause of death of the claimant.

Table 1A: Disability Category of claimants who were disallowed and died within 6 months of registration: Registrations to 30th April 2018 and Clearances to 31st October 2018.

Disability Category

Normal Rules

Special Rules for the Terminally Ill

Total

Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)

20

#

20

Cardiovascular disease

140

10

140

Diseases of the immune system

#

#

#

Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract

110

20

140

Endocrine disease

60

#

60

Gastrointestinal disease

30

#

30

Genitourinary disease

40

10

40

Haematological Disease

10

#

10

Hearing disorders

10

#

10

Infectious disease

10

#

10

Malignant disease

200

790

980

Metabolic disease

#

#

#

Musculoskeletal disease (general)

130

#

130

Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

130

#

130

Neurological disease

170

10

180

Psychiatric disorders

520

#

520

Respiratory disease

160

10

160

Skin disease

10

#

10

Unknown or missing

5,190

210

5,400

Visual disease

10

#

10

Total

6,930

1,060

7,990

Source: PIP ADS

Table 1B shows the outcomes at the initial assessment of the 7,990 claimants who were disallowed and died within 6 months of their claim being registered, split by whether the claim was lodged under Normal Rules or SRTI.

Table 1B: Outcome of claimants who died 6 months after registration split by Normal Rules and Special Rules: Registrations to 30th April 2018 and Clearances to 31st October 2018.

Outcome

Normal Rules

Special Rules for the Terminally Ill

Total

Disallowed pre-referral to the Assessment Provider

960

570

1,530

Disallowed due to non-return of Part 2 within the time limit

3,910

310

4,220

Disallowed - Failed Assessment

1,320

140

1,460

Disallowed - Failed to Attend Assessment

750

30

780

Total

6,930

1,060

7,990

Source: PIP ADS

Notes:

  • These figures include claims made under both Normal Rules and SRTI and include new claims and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP reassessment claims.
  • The Normal Rules and Special Rules indicator is taken at the point of registration. It’s possible during the claim to move between Normal Rules and Special Rules and vice- versa as the claim progresses. This may mean that someone who registers under Special Rules moves to Normal Rules during the process and is invited to an assessment but is marked as Special Rules here.
  • Data is based on primary disabling condition as recorded on the PIP and DLA computer systems. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.
  • The point of application is taken as the day the claimant registered a claim to PIP as recorded on the PIP computer system.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
  • Components may not sum to the whole.
  • Figures cover claims made up to and including 30th April 2018 and clearances up to and including 31st October 2018.
  • “#” indicates fewer than 5 cases
  • GB only.

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.

Written Question
Personal Independence Payment
Monday 18th March 2019

Asked by: Madeleine Moon (Labour - Bridgend)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2019 to Question 209777 on Personal Independence Payment, after how many days on average the 5,290 claimants who applied for personal Independence payment under special rules for terminally ill people died after registering but prior to her Department making a decision.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Between April 2013 and 30th April 2018, 109,000 applications to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) were made under Special Rules for Terminal Illness (SRTI).

5,290 of these 109,000 claimants died after registering but prior to the DWP making a decision on their claim. The median time between a PIP registration under SRTI and the death of a claimant whilst waiting for an initial decision was 6 working days.

Notes:

  • These figures include new claims and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP reassessment claims.
  • 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.
  • The point of application is taken as the day the claimant registered a claim to PIP as recorded on the PIP computer system.
  • 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.
  • The median time 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 (e.g. cases were the person has been hard to reach due to being in prison, hospital, failed to attend the assessment on numerous occasions etc.)
  • Figures cover claims made up to and including 30th April 2018.
  • GB only.

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.

Written Question
Personal Independence Payment
Monday 18th March 2019

Asked by: Madeleine Moon (Labour - Bridgend)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer 1 February 2019 to Question 209777 on Personal Independence Payment, what the medical conditions were of personal independence payment claimants who applied under normal rules and died after registering but prior to her Department making a decision on their claim.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Over 3.5 million applications to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) were made under Normal Rules between April 2013 and 30th April 2018. Of these claimants, 11,790 died after registering but prior to the DWP making a decision on their claim.

The table below shows the high level category of the main disabling condition, where one is available, of the 11,790 Normal Rules claimants who died after registration but before clearance. The Department only records a claimant’s disability at assessment so does not hold this information where a claimant was disallowed prior to attending an assessment.

The cause of death of claimants to PIP is not collated centrally by the Department and the recorded disabling condition may not have been the cause of death of the claimant.

Disability Category

Number of Claimants

Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)

30

Cardiovascular disease

260

Diseases of the immune system

#

Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract

250

Endocrine disease

60

Gastrointestinal disease

30

Genitourinary disease

100

Haematological Disease

10

Hearing disorders

#

Infectious disease

10

Malignant disease

630

Metabolic disease

10

Multisystem and extremes of age

#

Musculoskeletal disease (general)

170

Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

160

Neurological disease

340

Psychiatric disorders

690

Respiratory disease

410

Skin disease

30

Unknown or missing

8,590

Visual disease

20

Total

11,790

Source: PIP ADS

Notes:

  • These figures include new claims and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP reassessment claims.
  • Data is based on primary disabling condition as recorded on the PIP and DLA computer systems. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.
  • SRTI 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.
  • The point of application is taken as the day the claimant registered a claim to PIP as recorded on the PIP computer system.
  • 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.
  • Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
  • ‘#’ indicates were fewer than 5 cases.
  • Figures cover claims made up to and including 30th April 2018.
  • GB only.

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.

Written Question
Universal Credit
Friday 15th March 2019

Asked by: Madeleine Moon (Labour - Bridgend)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce length of time it takes for a claimant to receive their first universal credit payment after the claimant’s first assessment period has ended.

Answered by Alok Sharma - COP26 President (Cabinet Office)

The Department has implemented a range of measures to support claimants during the transition to Universal Credit. New claimants can apply for a Universal Credit advance within 72 hours and can receive payment within a day if needed. We have previously increased the maximum amount available for advances from 50 per cent to 100 per cent of the claimant’s total indicative award, and have increased the repayment period from 6 months to 12 months.

Since April 2018 Housing Benefit claimants moving on to Universal Credit are also provided with a ‘transition to Universal Credit housing payment’, equivalent to 2 weeks of housing costs. Additionally, Autumn Budget 2018 announced plans to introduce, from July 2020, a two-week run-on of Employment Support Allowance Income Related (ESA IR), income based Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support (IS) which provides an extra two weeks of benefits for people moved onto Universal Credit from those benefits. These run-on payments are intended to help claimants during their first assessment period, as they wait for their first monthly payment, and do not need to be repaid.

Written Question
Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
Tuesday 12th March 2019

Asked by: Madeleine Moon (Labour - Bridgend)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are on the severe conditions criteria list; how long those people have been on that list; and what conditions they have.

Answered by Sarah Newton

The Severe Conditions Criteria was introduced on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) on 29 September 2017 and means that claimants with the most severe and lifelong health conditions or disabilities will no longer be routinely reassessed. We worked closely with the assessment provider, the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (CHDA), healthcare professionals and disability charities when developing the criteria to cease re-assessments for people with the most severe health conditions or disabilities (unless there is a change in their circumstances).

Since August 2018 we also introduced updated guidance for Personal Independence Payment claimants to ensure that claimants on the highest level of support, whose needs will not improve, receive an ongoing award with a light touch review at the 10-year point.

The information requested on the length of time on the severe conditions criteria list is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

The information requested is not centrally collated for Universal Credit claimants and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

The available information on the number of people on the ESA caseload who have been assessed as meeting the severe conditions criteria, by primary medical condition group and claim duration is shown in the following table.

Number of Employment and Support Allowance claimants on the ESA caseload who have been assessed as meeting the severe conditions criteria, by primary medical condition group and by claim duration, as at the end of May 2018, Great Britain

Number

Total

23,900

By Primary Medical Condition group

Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00 - B99)

100

Neoplasms (C00 - D48)

200

Diseases of the Blood and Blood forming organs and certain diseases involving the immune mechanism (D50 - D89)

-

Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00 - E90)

200

Mental and Behavioural Disorders (F00 - F99)

9,500

Diseases of the Nervous System (G00 - G99)

4,700

Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00 - H59)

400

Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (H60 - H95)

200

Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00 - I99)

1,000

Diseases of the Respiratory System (J00 - J99)

500

Diseases of the Digestive System (K00 - K93)

100

Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous System (L00 - L99)

-

Diseases of the Musculoskeletal system and Connective Tissue (M00 - M99)

800

Diseases of the Genitourinary System (N00 - N99)

-

Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00 - O99)

-

Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities
(Q00 - Q99)

1,900

Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory findings, not
elsewhere classified (R00 - R99)

2,300

Injury, Poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00 -
T98)

300

External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98)

100

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00 - Z99)

300

Unknown or claimants without diagnosis on the system

1,200

By Duration of claim

under 3 months

900

3- 6 months

1,000

6-12 months

2,000

1-2 years

1,000

2-5 years

10,700

5 years

7,900

Unknown

400

Source: Employment Support Allowance and Work Capability Assessment dataset and Work and Pensions Longitudinal Survey.

Notes:

  1. Statistical disclosure control has been applied to these tables to avoid the release of confidential data. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 100. ‘-‘ denotes nil or under 50.
  2. The figures may not match with published sources as they have been derived from a different source.
  3. Individuals may have moved into the severe condition criteria list during their claim.
  4. Medical condition classification is based on the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, published by the World Health Organisation.
  5. Medical condition is based on evidence provided at the start of the claim, this in itself does not confer entitlement to Employment Support Allowance and may not represent a claimant’s most recent medical condition.
  6. For reporting purposes, the disability conditions as recorded on the Employment Support Allowance Benefit system have been mapped to reflect as closely as possible the appropriate ICD10 code.
  7. Where someone has more than one diagnosis or disabling condition, only the predominant one is reported on in these statistics, which should be the most predominant condition.
  8. From 29th September 2017 the Work Capability Assessment criteria changed for some ESA claimants. Claimants in the Support Group no longer need to go for reassessment if they meet the severe condition criteria.

Written Question
Personal Independence Payment
Tuesday 12th February 2019

Asked by: Madeleine Moon (Labour - Bridgend)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer on 11 January 2019 to Question 203813, how many applications were subsequently successful of claimants who died after registering but prior to her Department making a decision on their claim.

Answered by Sarah Newton

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 aims to treat the death of any claimant sympathetically. Claims made under the special rules for people who are terminally ill are fast tracked and are currently being cleared within 6 working days for new claimants. The cause of death of PIP claimants is not collated centrally by the Department.

Over 3.6 million applications to PIP were made between April 2013 and 30th April 2018. Of these, 17,070 claimants died after registering but prior to the DWP making a decision on their claim.

Of those 17,070, the Department made an initial decision to award PIP for 5,420 claims. This data is prior to any Mandatory Reconsideration or Appeal action.

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. Around 7,610 of the 17,070 claims were withdrawn rather than awarded or disallowed.

The table below shows the outcomes of PIP decisions that were made on the 17,070 claimants who died prior to the Decision being made:

Outcome of Initial Decision*

Number of Claims

Awarded

5,420

Disallowed pre-referral to the Assessment Provider

1,220

Disallowed pre-referral to the Assessment Provider - due to non-return of Part 2 within the time limit

2,070

Disallowed post-referral to the Assessment Provider - Failed Assessment

290

Disallowed post-referral to the Assessment Provider - Failed to Attend Assessment

470

Withdrawn

7,610

Total

17,070

Source: PIP ADS

* This data shows the initial decision and may change after Mandatory Reconsideration or Appeal.

Notes:

  • 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.
  • The point of application is taken as the day the claimant registered a claim to PIP as recorded on the PIP computer system.
  • This data shows the initial decision and may change after Mandatory Reconsideration and Appeal.
  • 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.
  • Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
  • Components may not sum to the totals due to rounding.
  • GB only.

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.

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.

Written Question
Personal Independence Payment
Tuesday 12th February 2019

Asked by: Madeleine Moon (Labour - Bridgend)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

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 but prior to her Department making a decision on their claim subsequently received a payment to their estate.

Answered by Sarah Newton

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 the special rules for people who are terminally ill are fast tracked and are currently being cleared within 6 working days for new claimants.

Unfortunately, the information requested on payments to an individual’s estate is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

Written Question
Personal Independence Payment
Tuesday 12th February 2019

Asked by: Madeleine Moon (Labour - Bridgend)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department determines that a claimant has a health condition or disability that qualifies them to apply for personal independence payment at the point of (a) testing, (b) diagnosis or (c) treatment.

Answered by Sarah Newton

Other than for claims from people who are terminally ill, entitlement to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is on the basis of an assessment of an individual’s needs arising from a long-term health condition or disability, not the health condition or disability itself. The definition of a health condition or disability being long-term is through the application of a three month qualifying period, during which a claimant would have met the PIP entitlement conditions, and a nine month prospective test during which they are expected to meet the entitlement conditions. A diagnosis is not a necessary pre-cursor to a decision although details of any treatment may be taken in to account as part of the assessment.

Written Question
Carer's Allowance
Monday 11th February 2019

Asked by: Madeleine Moon (Labour - Bridgend)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2019 to Question 203813, how many people applied for carer’s allowance in relation to personal independence payment claimants who died after registering but prior to her Department making a decision on their claim.

Answered by Sarah Newton

We do not hold administrative data where we could identify people who had applied for Carer’s Allowance in relation to caring for a person who had registered for Personal Independence Payment who died after registering but prior to the Department making a decision on the claim.