Question follow-through · 40925

Personal Independence Payment: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her Department's proposed changes to PIP on access to (a) carers allowance, (b) council tax support and (c) other benefits linked to PIP.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
24 Mar 2025
Target answer date
31 Mar 2025
Answer
31 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 24 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her Department's proposed changes to PIP on access to (a) carers allowance, (b) council tax support and (c) other benefits linked to PIP.

  2. 31 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 31 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    There will be no immediate changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP). Our intention is that the changes will apply to new claims and award reviews from November 2026, subject to parliamentary approval. For those already on PIP, the changes will only ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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