Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 46692

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

Tabled: 22 April 2025
Answered: 25 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

LabourWashington and Gateshead South

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has provided guidance to Personal Independence Payment assessors on the impact of surgical mesh on women's ability to work.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit for people with a long-term health condition or impairment, whether physical, sensory, mental, cognitive, intellectual, or any combination of these. It is paid to contribute to the extra costs that disabled...

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