Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 40925

Personal Independence Payment: Reform

Tabled: 24 March 2025

Answered: 31 March 2025

Named Day

Question

Paula Barker

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her Department's proposed changes to PIP on access to (a) carers allowance, (b) council tax support and (c) other benefits linked to PIP.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

There will be no immediate changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP). Our intention is that the changes will apply to new claims and award reviews from November 2026, subject to parliamentary approval. For those already on PIP, the changes will only ...

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