Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 62850

Personal Independence Payment

Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 7 July 2025

Question

Chris Hinchliff

LabourNorth East Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of Personal Independence Payment claimants who use some of their Personal Independence Payment to pay for housing costs.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is intended to provide a financial contribution towards the extra costs faced by disabled people and people with long-term health. Claimants are free to use PIP according to their own needs and priorities. Information o...

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