Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 84489

Social Security Benefits: Visual Impairment

Tabled: 22 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) timely and (b) adequate disability payments to blind people in Surrey Heath constituency.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
We are committed to ensuring that people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment in a timely manner and always aim to make an award decision as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to review all available evidence, ...
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