Question follow-through · 71957

Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the forthcoming Timms Review will include the needs of veterans in its scope.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
2 Sept 2025
Answer
7 Sept 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the forthcoming Timms Review will include the needs of veterans in its scope.

  2. 2 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    Veterans, depending on their needs, can access a variety of support including PIP, the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS), the Guaranteed Income Payment (GIP), and the Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP). No changes are proposed to the Armed For...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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