Question follow-through · 128557
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate has his Department has made of how many individuals who receive Personal Independence Payments use this income to cover (a) rent (b) other housing costs, and (c) transport to and from work
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 20 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 28 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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- Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 10 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
20 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate has his Department has made of how many individuals who receive Personal Independence Payments use this income to cover (a) rent (b) other housing costs, and (c) transport to and from work
22 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Apr 2026
Answer published
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a non‑means‑tested benefit intended as a contribution towards extra costs arising from a long‑term health condition or disability, and recipients are free to use it in the way that best meets their individual needs. ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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