Special Rules for Terminal Illness will be reformed in a victory for campaigners, ministers announced today - two years after saying they were not fit for purpose. Ten people a day die while waiting for a decision on a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claim. Doctors will have discretion and be supported by “a realistic and straightforward definition” of terminal illness, the DWP said. "People living with terminal illness have waited a long time for this announcement, we now need the change to be enacted in law as quickly as possible." “The six month rule getting scrapped is absolutely fantastic - I’m delighted with that and that Justin Tomlinson has finally done what he said he was going to do.

Source: Daily Mirror July 08, 2021 15:13 UTC