Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 50454

Personal Independence Payment: Chronic Illnesses

Tabled: 6 May 2025

Answered: 9 May 2025

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat — Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of Personal Independence Payments assessments for people with (i) moderate and (ii) fluctuating health conditions.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment looks at how a long-term health condition or disability impacts on daily life across 12 activities, taking into account fluctuations over a 12-month period. The activities are grouped into two components,...

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