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Personal Independence Payment: Death

Asked by Neil Duncan-JordanLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 21 April 2026UIN 126114

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people that were claiming Personal Independent Payment and in receipt of the both enhanced components died (a) in total and (b) who had accessed PIP under the Special Rules for terminal illness route in the last year for which information is available.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The information requested can be found in the table provided below.

Table 1: People who have died who were recipients of Personal Independence Payment Enhanced Daily Living and Mobility components

Special Rules for End of Life

Total

Feb-25

1,490

3,900

Mar-25

1,590

4,180

Apr-25

1,460

3,930

May-25

1,520

4,000

Jun-25

1,460

3,790

Jul-25

1,620

4,060

Aug-25

1,560

3,880

Sep-25

1,530

3,860

Oct-25

1,590

4,210

Nov-25

1,540

4,080

Dec-25

1,640

4,620

Jan-26

1,700

4,760

Notes:

- Values have been rounded to the nearest 10.

- Figures are for claimants under DWP Policy Ownership (England, Wales and Abroad) and exclude claimants where PIP has been devolved to the Scottish Government in Scotland or The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland.

- Figures include people of both working age and those who are aged above state pension age.

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