Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 43571

Personal Independence Payment: Reform

Tabled: 2 April 2025
Answered: 9 April 2025

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed reforms to Personal Independence Payments on blind and partially sighted people.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is assessed on needs arising from a long-term health condition or disability rather than the health condition or disability itself. Individuals can be impacted by their health conditions in different ways and the assess...

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