Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 6443

Disability: Costs

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Marsha De Cordova

LabourBattersea

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Scope report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024, what steps she is taking to support disabled households with extra costs.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) provides a contribution to the extra costs that may arise from a disability or health condition. There is no objective way of deciding what an adequate level of PIP should be, as everyone has different requirements refl...

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