Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 39200

Personal Independence Payment: Carers and Children

Tabled: 18 March 2025
Answered: 24 March 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to amend the eligibility criteria for the Personal Independence Payment for (a) carers and (b) children.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
We have set out plans to introduce a new eligibility requirement in Personal Independence Payment (PIP) so that people must score a minimum of four points in one daily living activity in PIP to be eligible for the daily living component. PIP is open to ne...

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