Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 45578

Personal Independence Payment: Neurodiversity

Tabled: 17 April 2025

Answered: 28 April 2025

Question

Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claiming the standard level of the Personal Independence Payment who did not score four points in any of the 10 descriptors are (a) autistic and (b) neurodivergent.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

In January 2025 (latest available data), there were 8,200 claimants of Personal Independence Payment in England and Wales receiving the Standard Daily Living component who did not score at least four points in any of the 10 descriptors and had autism as t...

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