Oral QuestionMinistry of Justice

What steps he is taking to protect women and girls from violent and sexual offenders.

Tabled: 8 December 2021Answered: 14 December 2021

Asked by

Laura Trott

ConservativeSevenoaks

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Justice

Answer from Hansard

Liz Kendall

Nine out of 10 people who are on PIP when the changes come in will be unaffected by the end of this Parliament. Anybody who is affected will keep that benefit for three months—that is, I think, one of the longest transitional protections ever and certainly three times as long as when we move from disability living allowance to PIP. The important Access to Work fund is there precisely to help anybody who needs that sort of support to get into work. We will guarantee that during those three months, anyone who is affected and who uses their PIP for work will get access to an adviser who will help them to apply for Access to Work, because it is so important that we support them.