Question follow-through · 54360

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to the NHS as a result of the changes to PIP in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
22 May 2025
Target answer date
2 Jun 2025
Answer
6 Jun 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to the NHS as a result of the changes to PIP in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper.

  2. 2 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    No formal assessment has been made.We are consulting on how best to support those who are affected by the new eligibility changes, including how to make sure health and care needs are met, and we are working closely with the Department for Health and Soci...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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19 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill on care-leavers.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Universal Credit: Armed Forces

25 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) Universal Credit and (b) Universal Credit health element claimants are (i) current and (ii) previous members of the UK Armed Forces.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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13 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average response time is for Jobcentre Plus.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Department for Work and Pensions: Termination of Employment

13 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff have (a) had their employment contract terminated and (b) resigned in (i) Jobcentre Plus, (ii) the Pension Service, and (iii) the Child Maintenance Service since January 2025.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Department for Work and Pensions: Termination of Employment

20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average response time for a) Jobcentre Plus, b) Child Support Agency, c) Child Maintenance Service, and d) the Pension Service as of April 2026.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Department for Work and Pensions: Artificial Intelligence

25 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what artificial intelligence services and tools are used by his Department; and whether his Department has a contract with providers for those services.