Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2019 to Question 230076 on Personal Independence Payment, how many claimants of personal independence payments over that period who applied under the special rules for terminal illness process and had their claim disallowed subsequently lived for longer than six months; what medical conditions those claimants had; and what reasons were given for their claims being disallowed.
Table 1A shows the main disabling conditions of personal independence payment (PIP) claimants who registered a claim under special rules for terminal illness (SRTI) and were disallowed but had not died within 6 months of their claim being registered. The claim may have been disallowed under normal rules or special rules for terminal illness as claims can transition between the two as the claim progresses. 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.
Table 1A: Disability Category of claimants who registered a claim under SRTI and were disallowed and had not died within 6 months of registration. Registrations to 30th April 2018 and Clearances to 31st October 2018.
Disability | Number of Outcomes |
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders) | 30 |
Cardiovascular disease | 250 |
Diseases of the immune system | - |
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract | 110 |
Endocrine disease | 110 |
Gastrointestinal disease | 110 |
Genitourinary disease | 140 |
Haematological Disease | 30 |
Hearing disorders | 30 |
Infectious disease | 90 |
Malignant disease | 1,070 |
Metabolic disease | - |
Musculoskeletal disease (general) | 290 |
Musculoskeletal disease (regional) | 420 |
Neurological disease | 350 |
Psychiatric disorders | 820 |
Respiratory disease | 280 |
Skin disease | 50 |
Unknown or missing | 2,610 |
Visual disease | 30 |
Total (ALL) | 6,830 |
*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.
Table 1B shows the first outcomes at the initial assessment of PIP claimants who had registered a claim under SRTI but were disallowed and had not died within 6 months of their claim being registered.
It is possible for a PIP claim made under special rules for terminal illness to be rejected as a special rules case by the Assessment Provider for not satisfying the terminally ill definition. When this occurs the claim is subsequently referred back to the Department for Work and Pensions and the claim process will proceed under normal rules. A claim can be disallowed for the claimant failing to return the PIP2 form or attend an assessment under the normal rules process, even though the claimant originally registered under special rules.
Table 1B: Outcome of claimants who had not died 6 months after registration: Registrations to 30th April 2018 and Clearances to 31st October 2018.
Outcome | Number of Outcomes |
Disallowed pre-referral to the AP | 440 |
Disallowed pre-referral to the AP - due to non return of Part 2 within the time limit | 1,450 |
Disallowed post-referral to the AP - Failed Assessment | 4,160 |
Disallowed post-referral to the AP - FTA | 780 |
Total | 6,830 |
Source: PIP ADS
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.