Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 60526

Unemployment: Disability

Tabled: 17 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support disabled people who (a) are too ill to work and (b) score less than 3 points under Pathways to Work.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
We have committed to introduce a new requirement that claimants must score a minimum of four points in at least one daily living activity to be eligible for the daily living component of PIP. This will target PIP at people who have a higher level of funct...

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