Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 46692
Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
Tabled: 22 April 2025
Answered: 25 April 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Labour — Washington 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 TimmsPersonal 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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