Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 30217

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Asbestos

Tabled: 10 February 2025

Answered: 17 February 2025

Question

Ian Byrne

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason has the Department's Decision Maker's Guide downgraded Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit applications for asbestos (PD1 pneumoconiosis) and asbestos-related pleural thickening (PD9

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

Guidance on how the law is interpreted for DWP decision makers is contained in the Decision Makers' Guide (DMG). The DMG is also published on GOV.UK.In December 2024, the DMG - Volume 11, Chapter 67 - was updated to remove references to ‘urgent processing...

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