FOI/202400410207 · FOI · unclear
Adult Disability Payment statistics: FOI release
Information requested
The number of recipients who passed away while waiting for their application for Adult Disability Payment to be processed.
Please provide data since the roll-out of the benefit began, with a breakdown by year.
Response
The below table provides the number of applicants who passed away prior to an initial decision being reached on their application.
Year Number of deaths before decision 2022 41 2023 162 2024 22 Total 225
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