Question follow-through · 11097

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to amend the Personal Independence Payment assessment system by reducing the number of documents required.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
24 Oct 2024
Target answer date
28 Oct 2024
Answer
30 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to amend the Personal Independence Payment assessment system by reducing the number of documents required.

  2. 28 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is aimed at supporting people, who have a long-term physical or mental health condition, with extra disability-related costs. Entitlement is based on how the condition affects mobility and daily living needs, rather tha...

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