Question follow-through · 26395

Personal Independence Payment: Autism and Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Timms Review will consider evidence from people with autism, learning disabilities and their families regarding their experiences when applying for Personal Independence Payment.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
1 Sept 2026
Target answer date
3 Sept 2026
Answer
15 Sept 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Timms Review will consider evidence from people with autism, learning disabilities and their families regarding their experiences when applying for Personal Independence Payment.

  2. 3 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Review's steering group recognise no single method of engagement and evidence-gathering will allow them to hear every voice. That is why the group has adopted a mix of approaches combining lived experience, expert insight, existing research, new quant...

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