Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 900683

Personal Independence Payment: Means-tested Benefits

Tabled: 23 June 2026
Answered: 29 June 2026
Named Day

Question

Joy Morrissey

ConservativeBeaconsfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of means testing PIP to ensure targeted support.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The purpose of the Timms Review is to ensure PIP is fair and fit for the future. As set out in the Terms of Reference for the Review, this government is committed to ensuring that PIP is a non-means tested cash benefit which is there for people in and out...

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