Question follow-through · 53724

Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to PIP eligibility on the (a) health and (b) economic security of people living with mental illnesses.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
20 May 2025
Target answer date
22 May 2025
Answer
29 May 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to PIP eligibility on the (a) health and (b) economic security of people living with mental illnesses.

  2. 22 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 May 2025

    Answer published

    No such assessment has been made. We are taking action to focus PIP more on those with the greatest needs, by introducing a new eligibility requirement. The change to the PIP eligibility criteria will mean that people with a higher level of functional nee...

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