Q. Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit

(asked on 12th November 2018) - View Source

Questioner

Angela Crawley
(Scottish National Party - Lanark and Hamilton East)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applicants have been refused industrial injuries disablement benefit for prescribed disease D12 in each of the last five years.

Answered by

Sarah Newton

This question was answered on 20th November 2018

The available information is shown in the table below:

Industrial Injury Disablement Benefit - first diagnosed prescribed diseases all assessments and decisions following a new claim, in each quarter for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (formally known as chronic bronchitis/emphysema) (D12)

-	-	Total number of Assessments made in each month	Number of claims in payment after assessment	Number of claims disallowed after assessment

2012	December	150	20	120
2013	March	130	30	100
	June	140	20	120
	September	110	20	90
	December	120	20	100
2014	March	140	30	110
	June	140	20	120
	September	120	20	80
	December	120	20	100
2015	March	180	30	110
	June	180	20	130
	September	200	10	140
	December	200	20	170
2016	March	180	10	160
	June	180	20	160
	September	200	20	180
	December	200	20	170
2017	March	150	10	140
	June	170	20	140
	September	160	20	130
	December	200	30	160
2018	March	170	20	140

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit

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