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Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of Personal Independence Payments in covering additional costs associated with disability.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
21 Jan 2025
Target answer date
23 Jan 2025
Answer
24 Jan 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of Personal Independence Payments in covering additional costs associated with disability.

  2. 23 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Personal Independence Payment (PIP) provides a contribution to the extra costs that may arise from a long-term disability or health condition. PIP is a non-contributory, non-means-tested, additional cost benefit and can be worth over £9,500 a year, tax fr...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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