Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 81270

Personal Independence Payment: Strokes

Tabled: 13 October 2025

Answered: 21 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Kerry McCarthy

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adding specific information on Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy to (a) guidance and (b) t

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

Personal Independence Payment assessments assess the functional impact of a claimant’s health condition or impairment on their ability to carry out daily living activities, and to understand how a condition affects day-to-day functioning. All health profe...

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