Personal Independence Payment: Death
(asked on 10th April 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
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.
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.