Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 45305

Personal Independence Payment: Carers

Tabled: 8 April 2025

Answered: 23 April 2025

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help support (a) unpaid and (b) disabled carers in the context of her proposed changes to Personal Independence Payments.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

Our recent Pathways to Work Green Paper announced a broad package of reforms which included changes to Personal Independence Payment. We will focus PIP more on those with the greatest needs, ensuring that those who are unable to complete activities at all...

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