Question follow-through · 62445
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of PIP claims are fraudulent; how many existing PIP claimants are expected to lose their allowance as a result of proposed changes to limit eligibility to those scoring at least four poi
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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
- 24 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 30 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 30 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of PIP claims are fraudulent; how many existing PIP claimants are expected to lose their allowance as a result of proposed changes to limit eligibility to those scoring at least four poi
30 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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30 Jun 2025
Answer published
Information on Fraud and Error in the Benefit System, including Personal Independence Payment, is published here.Information on the impacts changes to PIP have been published here: Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill publications - Par...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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