Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of claimants of the Personal Independence Payment.”
Tabled: 20 January 2026Answered: 26 January 2026
Asked by
Mr Gagan Mohindra
Conservative — South West Hertfordshire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Social Security and Disability (Sir Stephen Timms)
There were 2 million working-age personal independence payment claimants before the pandemic. That number is now over 3 million and is set to exceed 4 million by the end of the decade. My review will aim to make sure that PIP is fair and fit for the future.