Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 34911

Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness

Tabled: 3 March 2025
Answered: 10 March 2025

Question

Helen Whately

ConservativeFaversham and Mid Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Personal Independence Payment claims for mental health conditions are required to undergo reassessment.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Once someone has been awarded Personal Independence Payment (PIP), which can be paid at one of eight rates, that award will be either be reviewed or the claimant will be required to submit a new claim. Award rates and their durations are set on an individ...

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