Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 45885

Personal Independence Payment: Veterans

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025

Question

Kate Osborne

LabourJarrow and Gateshead East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking support veterans with fluctuating physical and mental health conditions, in the context of the proposed changes to the Personal Independence Payment eligibility criteria in the

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment considers the needs arising from a long-term health condition or disability, not the health condition or disability itself. The impact in each case will depend on an individual’s circumstances. For those ...

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