Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 55485
Personal Independence Payment: Northern Ireland
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Question
Claire Hanna
Social Democratic & Labour Party — Belfast South and Mid Down
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) deaf and (b) disabled people who will be affected by proposed Personal Independence Payment changes in Northern Ireland.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsPIP is administered in Northern Ireland by the Department for Communities (DfC). DfC is responsible for producing analysis on how the planned reforms will impact claimants in Northern Ireland.