Question follow-through · 108794
Personal Independence Payment: Advisory Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help protect benefit claimants from being charged high fees by private companies for assistance with Personal Independence Payment applications.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 27 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 13 Feb 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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- Social Security Benefits: Advisory Services · 20 Feb 2026
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Recorded timeline
27 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help protect benefit claimants from being charged high fees by private companies for assistance with Personal Independence Payment applications.
29 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Feb 2026
Answer published
We are aware that some private companies provide advice on how to claim Personal Independence Payment (PIP), including some who may charge a fee for their services. For those claiming PIP, we provide detailed guidance and information. We would also encour...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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