Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 61348

Personal Independence Payment: Veterans

Tabled: 19 June 2025
Answered: 26 June 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help tackle stigma among disabled veterans claiming PIP.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The benefits system exists to support people at critical points in their lives and for a range of reasons. There should be no stigma attached to claiming a benefit you're entitled to, and people should claim social security benefits as and when their circ...

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