Question follow-through · 86256
Personal Independence Payment: Epilepsy
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people with uncontrolled epilepsy are adequately assessed for the daily living component of Personal Independence Payment.
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
- 29 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 7 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people with uncontrolled epilepsy are adequately assessed for the daily living component of Personal Independence Payment.
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) ensures that all health professionals (HPs) receive comprehensive training in disability analysis, including how to assess the impacts of medical conditions on people’s day-to-day activities, as well as awareness...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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