Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 72444

Personal Independence Payment: Chronic Illnesses and Disability

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 4 September 2025

Question

Rachel Gilmour

Liberal Democrat — Tiverton and Minehead

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) support is provided for claimants with (i) severe health conditions and (ii) daily-living needs who score zero on a Personal Independence Payment assessment,

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) provides a contribution towards the extra costs that may arise from a long-term disability or health condition. Entitlement to PIP focuses on the functional impacts of a person’s health condition or disability on thei...

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