Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 59292

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

Tabled: 12 June 2025
Answered: 23 June 2025

Question

Mr Clive Betts

LabourSheffield South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to introduce reforms to the eligibility criteria for Personal Independence Payments before the conclusion of her Department's review of the Personal Independence Payment assessment pro

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Subject to Parliamentary approval, the proposed reforms will take effect only at the point of a claimant’s next scheduled award review after November 2026. In parallel, we have launched a comprehensive review of the PIP assessment process, which I shall l...

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