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Personal Independence Payment: Neurodiversity

Commons · Question 45577 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 28 Apr 2025

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Asked by Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) autistic and (b) neurodivergent people will no longer be eligible to Personal Independence Payment following the proposed reforms.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 28 Apr 2025

The number will not be known until those affected have gone through their first award review after the reforms take effect, starting in November 2026. Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some...