Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 48775
Personal Independence Payment
Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 1 May 2025
Named DayQuestion
Yuan Yang
Labour — Earley and Woodley
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2025 to Question 45355 on Personal Independence Payment, if she will make an assessment of the (a) causes of the increase in claims for PIP to include (i) health relat
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe number of new claims registered for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) increased from around 41,000 a month in 2019 to 74,000 a month in 2024.The number of economically inactive people who cite long-term sickness or disability as their main reason fo...
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