Question follow-through · 64708

Social Security Benefits: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed welfare reforms on people with (a) multiple sclerosis and (b) other fluctuating conditions.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
2 Jul 2025
Target answer date
4 Jul 2025
Answer
10 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed welfare reforms on people with (a) multiple sclerosis and (b) other fluctuating conditions.

  2. 4 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    As I set out in the House of Commons on 1 July 2025, the Government has listened to the concerns raised by Members from across the House about the proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP). Clause 5 of the Universal Credit and Personal Indep...

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