Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 78851
Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Named DayQuestion
Chris Webb
Labour — Blackpool South
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people in Blackpool receiving Personal Independence Payments due to a psychiatric disorder are adequately supported.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsPersonal Independence Payment (PIP) provides a contribution towards the extra costs that may arise from a long-term disability or health condition. Entitlement to PIP focuses on the functional impacts of a person’s health condition or disability on their ...
ⓘ
This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 78851) →