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 TimmsWe 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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