Question follow-through · 46885

Personal Independence Payment: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the Personal Independence Payment on social care costs for local authorities.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
22 Apr 2025
Target answer date
24 Apr 2025
Answer
30 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the Personal Independence Payment on social care costs for local authorities.

  2. 24 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The Pathways to Work Green Paper announced our plans to bring forward reforms to the Personal Independent Payment (PIP) eligibility criteria. We are consulting on how best to support those who are affected by the eligibility changes and we will work close...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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