Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 60527

Personal Independence Payment: Parents

Tabled: 17 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support children of disabled people who have had PIP removed.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
PIP provides a contribution to the extra costs an individual faces as a result of needs arising from a long-term health condition or disability. It is not an income replacement benefit.We have committed to introduce a new requirement that claimants must s...

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