Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people have died within (a) six months, (b) one year, (c) two years and (d) more than two years after they were issued with a DS1500.

The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The DS1500 is not compulsory to support claims from people who are terminally ill.