Written question asked by Adam Thompson (Labour) on Friday, 29 August 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 September 2025. It was answered by Torsten Bell (Labour) on Friday, 5 September 2025 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Attendance Allowance
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of people who pass away before their attendance allowance appeal is concluded.
- Answer
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For Attendance Allowance Appeals raised in the 2024/25 year, 10 claimants died before their appeal was concluded.
Please note that the figure supplied is derived from unpublished information and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. It should therefore be used with caution and may be subject to future revision.
Notes:
Figure has been rounded to the nearest 10
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 71579
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Appeals Death Attendance allowance
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2026-04-10 15:08:58 +0100
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