Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses
Commons · Question 49684 · Tabled 30 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 12 May 2025
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
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
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 12 May 2025
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 ...