Question follow-through · 26263
Social Security Benefits: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the Government's position on fee paying and no win no fee organisations, who complete benefit applications such as PIP and attendance allowance for constituents which are inaccurate;
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 1 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the Government's position on fee paying and no win no fee organisations, who complete benefit applications such as PIP and attendance allowance for constituents which are inaccurate;
4 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
We are aware of the proliferation of claims management companies who charge a fee and would advise claimants to think very carefully before using such services. Free help, support and advice on claiming Personal Independent Payment (PIP) and Attendance Al...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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