Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 45121
Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
Tabled: 8 April 2025
Answered: 23 April 2025
Question
Apsana Begum
Labour — Poplar and Limehouse
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what evidential basis the requirement for four points on a single descriptor on the daily living activities assessment criteria for Personal Independence Payments was determined.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsPIP provides a contribution to extra costs, but over recent years claims have increased significantly, outstripping the growth in disability prevalence. Some people get PIP from scoring 1, 2 or 3 points, low-level functional needs which could individually...
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