Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 114864

Personal Independence Payment: Proof of Identity

Tabled: 23 February 2026

Answered: 12 March 2026

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason PIP claimants can provide their identity through providing foreign national identity cards.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

To be awarded Personal Independence Payment (PIP), claimants must satisfy the Residence and Presence conditions, a person must:be habitually resident in the Common Travel Area (UK, Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man or the Channel Islands).be present in GB....

ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 114864) →