Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 6445

Personal Independence Payment: Cost of Living

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Marsha De Cordova

LabourBattersea

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Personal Independence Payments at supporting disabled claimants with the additional costs of disability.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) provides a contribution to the extra costs that may arise from a disability or health condition. There is no objective way of deciding what an adequate level of PIP should be, as everyone has different requirements refl...

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