Question follow-through · 60776
Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the PIP assessments are not impacted by illnesses which frequently vary in severity.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 17 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 26 Jun 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the PIP assessments are not impacted by illnesses which frequently vary in severity.
19 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Jun 2025
Answer published
The PIP criteria consider an individual’s ability over a 12-month period, ensuring that fluctuations are taken into account. The assessment looks at how a long-term health condition or disability impacts daily life across 12 activities, and considers whet...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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