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Personal Independence Payment: Veterans

Commons · Question 45885 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 28 Apr 2025

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Asked by Kate Osborne

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking support veterans with fluctuating physical and mental health conditions, in the context of the proposed changes to the Personal Independence Payment eligibility criteria in the

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 28 Apr 2025

The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment considers the needs arising from a long-term health condition or disability, not the health condition or disability itself. The impact in each case will depend on an individual’s circumstances. For those ...