Question follow-through · 122248

Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether receiving Personal Independence Payment for a temporary period will impact access to the proposed extended settlement period.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
19 Mar 2026
Target answer date
24 Mar 2026
Answer
24 Mar 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether receiving Personal Independence Payment for a temporary period will impact access to the proposed extended settlement period.

  2. 24 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Personal Independence Payments constitute public funds for the purposes of the Immigration Rules. It has not yet been determined what will constitute public funds or the purposes of adjustments to the qualifying period for settlement under the earned sett...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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