Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of people who pass away before their attendance allowance appeal is concluded.

For Attendance Allowance Appeals raised in the 2024/25 year, 10 claimants died before their appeal was concluded.

Please note that the figure supplied is derived from unpublished information and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. It should therefore be used with caution and may be subject to future revision.

Notes:

Figure has been rounded to the nearest 10