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 of personal independence payments (PIP) who have had their application rejected under Normal Rules subsequently reapplied for PIP under the Special Rules for Terminal Illness process.
Between April 2013 and October 2018, 5,670 Personal Independence Payments (PIP) claims were registered under Special Rules for Terminally Ill people (SRTI) by claimants who had previously been disallowed at initial decision under normal rules prior to 30th April 2018. To put this into context, over 4 million applications to PIP were made between April 2013 and 31st October 2018.
Of these 5,670 claims, 20% were made within 3 months of the original disallowance, 36% were made within 6 months of the original disallowance and 58% were made within a year of the initial decision. The remaining 42% were made over a year after the original claim was disallowed.
Notes:
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.