Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 14762

Personal Independence Payment

Tabled: 18 November 2024
Answered: 21 November 2024

Question

Richard Foord

Liberal DemocratHoniton and Sidmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria her Department uses to determine which Personal Independence Payment recipients need to have a regular work capability assessment.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Personal Independence Payment is available to people with a long-term health condition or disability regardless of whether they are in work, training or education or not. As such, the PIP assessment looks at an individual’s ability to carry out a series o...

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