Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 20824

Social Security Benefits: Disability

Tabled: 17 December 2024
Answered: 23 December 2024

Question

Clive Jones

Liberal DemocratWokingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking through the welfare system to support children and young people diagnosed with cancer.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The extra costs disability benefits available to children and young people, Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment (PIP), provide a contribution towards the additional costs that may arise from a long-term disability or health condi...

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