Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 84419

Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses

Tabled: 22 October 2025

Answered: 30 October 2025

Question

Mr Bayo Alaba

Independent — Southend East and Rochford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will ask the Timms Review to establish a collaboration committee to consider how the Personal Independence Payment assessment can be improved for people living with terminal illnesses not able to

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

The Government is committed to ensuring we have a system that supports disabled people and those with long-term health conditions, including people at end of life. The Timms Review aims to ensure that Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is fair and fit fo...

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