Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 14762
Personal Independence Payment
Tabled: 18 November 2024
Answered: 21 November 2024
Question
Richard Foord
Liberal Democrat — Honiton 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 TimmsPersonal 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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