Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 45893

Personal Independence Payment: Emergency Services

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025

Question

Alicia Kearns

ConservativeRutland and Stamford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to create an exemption from proposed changes to Personal Independence Payments for people who have been medically retired from the emergency services.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment considers the needs arising from a long-term health condition or disability, not the health condition or disability itself. The impact in each case will depend on an individual’s circumstances. For those ...

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