Question follow-through · 74360

Personal Independence Payment: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that people impacted by (a) long-term health conditions and (b) disabilities are consulted during the review of changes to Personal Independence Payment.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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

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

Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that people impacted by (a) long-term health conditions and (b) disabilities are consulted during the review of changes to Personal Independence Payment.

  2. 4 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    I am committed to co-producing the review with disabled people, including those with long term health conditions and disabilities, the organisations that represent them, clinicians, experts, Members of Parliament and other stakeholders, to ensure that a w...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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