Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 49684

Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses

Tabled: 30 April 2025
Answered: 12 May 2025

Question

Jess Brown-Fuller

Liberal DemocratChichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people diagnosed as having less than 12 months to live were declined PIP in each year since 2015.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Department does not centrally record if a claimant is terminally ill, unless they applied for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) under Special Rules for End of Life (SREL). Data on PIP clearances under SREL can be found on Stat Xplore. The requested ...

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