Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 18819

Social Security Benefits: Disability

Tabled: 14 July 2026
Answered: 22 July 2026

Question

Manuela Perteghella

Liberal DemocratStratford-on-Avon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of repeated disability benefit assessments on the mental and physical wellbeing of claimants, including people with autism spectrum disorder and other

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Timms Review is considering the role of PIP in enabling disabled people and those with long-term health conditions to live independently and participate fully in society, and how it can remain fair and fit for the future. Listening to the lived experi...

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