Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 62271

Social Security Benefits: Bipolar Disorder

Tabled: 24 June 2025
Answered: 2 July 2025

Question

Sarah Olney

Liberal DemocratRichmond Park

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed welfare reforms on people with bipolar disorder.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
As I made clear in my statement to the House, Hansard, 1 July, col 219, any changes to PIP eligibility will come after a comprehensive review of the benefit, which I am leading, and which will be co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that re...

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