Question follow-through · 1401

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether as part of the Timms Review his Department intends to make reductions in total PIP expenditure.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
14 May 2026
Target answer date
20 May 2026
Answer
20 May 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 14 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether as part of the Timms Review his Department intends to make reductions in total PIP expenditure.

  2. 20 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 May 2026

    Answer published

    We have launched the Timms Review to ensure we have a system that supports disabled people to achieve better health, higher living standards and greater independence, including through employment.The Review is being co-produced with disabled people, the o...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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