Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of applications made under the NHS and Social Care Coronavirus Life Assurance scheme have been accepted since its introduction.
As of 20 January, 295 claims have been received in England. 261 claims have been accepted for payment and 32 are going through the stages of being processed and assessed. Two claims have been declined as the eligibility criteria was not met.