Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 55944

Personal Independence Payment: Chronic Illnesses

Tabled: 30 May 2025

Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department takes to ensure that reviews of Personal Independent Payment claims for people with complex and chronic health conditions consider the (a) overlap between multiple health issue

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment, at both new claim and award review, considers the impact of an individual’s health condition(s) or disability on their daily living and mobility rather than being based on the health condition itself. In...

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