Written questions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

Commons · Question 33329 · Tabled 24 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 27 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to create effective information sharing processes with the Department for Health and Social Care so that people with a permanent disability are no longer required to

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 27 Feb 2025

Personal Independence Payment, the main disability benefit, is based on an assessment of the customer’s needs and not whether they have a particular condition or not. Award reviews are a key feature of these benefits to ensure that the level of benefit ma...