Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
FOI Reference: FOI/202400428625
Date received: 27 August 2024
Date responded: 24 September 2024
Information requested
Request for information 1: The number of Child Disability Payment applicants who died prior to the approval of their application in 2024.
Request for information 2: The date of when each applicant had applied for Child Disability Payment.
Request for information 3: The date each application was approved.
Request for information 4: The date Social Security Scotland were informed about the applicant's death.
Response
Request for information 1: There have been two cases were an applicant died prior to the approval of their application in 2024.
Request for information 2, 3 and 4:
Date of Application (Part 1) |
Date of Application (Part 2) |
Date Notified of Applicants Death |
Date Application Approved |
|
1 |
20/02/2024 |
Not received prior to death |
26/04/2024 |
20/06/2024 |
2 |
03/07/2024 |
25/07/2024 |
01/08/2024 |
21/08/2024 |
It should be noted that this data is drawn from management information, which has not been quality assured to the same level as that in our Official Statistics publication. As such, this information should be interpreted with caution.
While we cannot comment on individual cases, we are committed to giving people timely decisions, while allowing sufficient time to ensure the correct information is in place to get decisions right the first time.
About FOI
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