Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 65180
Personal Independence Payment: Neurodiversity
Tabled: 4 July 2025
Answered: 14 July 2025
Question
Phil Brickell
Labour — Bolton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of how a private diagnosis of (a) Autism and (b) ADHD in children will be taken into account in future PIP assessments when those children are adults.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment is based on the needs arising from a long-term health condition or disability, rather than focusing solely on the health condition itself. When making decisions on PIP, DWP case managers consider all avai...
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