Bulletins for healthcare professionals
Published 3 April 2023
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These bulletins can be included in newsletters and communications about the special rules for end of life.
Long bulletin: 171 words
- The Special Rules provide people nearing the end of life with faster and easier access to some benefits
- On 3rd April 2023, improvements to the Special Rules criteria have brought PIP, DLA and AA in line with previous changes made to UC and ESA in April 2022
- Therefore, individuals who are likely to have less than 12 months to live can now claim PIP, DLA, AA, UC and ESA via the Special Rules
- Clinicians, such as a GP, consultant, hospice doctor or senior specialist nurse, can be asked to provide medical evidence on an SR1 form to support benefit claims made via the Special Rules process (the SR1 form has replaced the DS1500, please destroy all copies of the DS1500)
- For more information about the Special Rules, obtaining an SR1 form and for guidance about providing medical evidence, please go to www.gov.uk/dwp/special-rules
- Please also disseminate this information into your clinical community to encourage clinicians to talk about financial support as part of wider conversations about what matters most to their patients
Medium bulletin: 103 words
- The Special Rules provide people nearing the end of life with faster and easier access to certain benefits.
- On 3rd April 2023, individuals who are likely to have less than 12 months to live can now claim PIP, DLA, AA, UC and ESA via the Special Rules
- Clinicians can be asked to provide medical evidence on an SR1 form to support benefit claims made via the Special Rules process (the SR1 form has replaced the DS1500, please destroy all copies of the DS1500)
- For more information about the Special Rules please go to www.gov.uk/dwp/special-rules
- Please also disseminate this information into your clinical community.
Short bulletin: 49 words
- From 3rd April 2023, individuals who are likely to have less than 12 months to live can now claim PIP, DLA, AA, UC and ESA via the Special Rules.
- For more information about the Special Rules please go to www.gov.uk/dwp/special-rules
- Please also disseminate this information into your clinical community.