Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 42179
Personal Independence Payment: Carers
Tabled: 27 March 2025
Answered: 2 April 2025
Named DayQuestion
Noah Law
Labour — St Austell and Newquay
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that people with care needs can continue to pay for carers following changes to eligibility for Personal Independence Payments.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsWe have committed to introduce a new requirement that, in addition to the existing eligibility criteria, claimants must score a minimum of four points in at least one daily living activity to be eligible for the daily living component of Personal Independ...
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