Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 33329
Social Security Benefits: Disability
Tabled: 24 February 2025
Answered: 27 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Vikki Slade
Liberal Democrat — Mid Dorset and North Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to create effective information sharing processes with the Department for Health and Social Care so that people with a permanent disability are no longer required to
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsPersonal Independence Payment, the main disability benefit, is based on an assessment of the customer’s needs and not whether they have a particular condition or not. Award reviews are a key feature of these benefits to ensure that the level of benefit ma...
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