Question reference: S5W-06589
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 27 January 2017
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 February 2017
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many DS 1500 forms to allow terminally-ill people to claim personal independence payments were issued by each NHS board in each of the last five years.
Answer
This information is not held centrally. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is currently responsible for Personal Independence Payments (PIP). DWP Personal Independence Payment Statistics can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics