Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 43499

Personal Independence Payment: Reform

Tabled: 2 April 2025
Answered: 23 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Paula Barker

LabourLiverpool Wavertree

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed reforms to Personal Independence Payment on people above over state pension age.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Our intention is that the new eligibility requirement in Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in which people must score a minimum of four points in one daily living activity to be eligible for the daily living component, will apply to new claims and award...

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