Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding has been given in Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit for the PD A15 criteria since it was added to the eligibility list.

The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

A breakdown of Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) assessments by prescribed disease can be found on the ‘IIDB Assessments’ dataset at: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk.

The latest benefit expenditure figures, including yearly expenditure on Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB), is available in the benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2022 (Table 4) at: Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

However, an expenditure breakdown by prescribed disease is not available.