Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 99887
Personal Independence Payment: Sickle Cell Diseases
Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 18 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour — Clapham and Brixton Hill
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance on sickle cell disease his Department provides to Health Professionals making Personal Independence Payment assessments.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsPersonal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments are not medical assessments and do not require health professionals (HPs) to diagnose conditions or recommend treatment. Instead, they are functional assessments designed to evaluate how an individual’s heal...
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