Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 63294

Personal Independence Payment and Universal Credit

Tabled: 27 June 2025

Answered: 7 July 2025

Question

Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department provides to HM Treasury for the purposes of forecasting future numbers of claims for (a) PIP and (b) the (i) Limited Capability for Work Element and (ii) Limited Capability for

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

Forecast number of claims for PIP and health components of Universal Credit are produced by the Department as part of overall expenditure forecasts provided to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) at each fiscal event. DWP provides forecasts of bene...

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