Question follow-through · 115526
Personal Independence Payment: Proof of Identity
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants were required to show a form of identification during their application in the last five years.
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
- 24 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 5 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 31 Mar 2026 · 35 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants were required to show a form of identification during their application in the last five years.
5 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
31 Mar 2026
Answer published
All PIP customers are required to verify their identity during the application process. This can be done using a variety of evidence, including photographic identification if appropriate. The following documentation can be used by British Nationals making...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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