Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people assessed at a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment as having a terminal condition did not receive PIP under the Special Rules in each of the latest 12 months for which data is available.
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms
The Department does not collect information centrally for analysis on whether a claimant’s condition is terminal.
The Special Rules for End of Life allow people nearing the end of their life to get faster and easier access to PIP at the highest rates. The Department considers anyone likely to have fewer than 12 months to live as nearing the end of life.
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