Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 13636

Personal Independence Payment

Tabled: 11 November 2024
Answered: 15 November 2024

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of PIP to support disabled people with the extra cost of disability.

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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