Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
Commons · Question 46692 · Tabled 22 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Sharon Hodgson
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has provided guidance to Personal Independence Payment assessors on the impact of surgical mesh on women's ability to work.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 25 Apr 2025
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit for people with a long-term health condition or impairment, whether physical, sensory, mental, cognitive, intellectual, or any combination of these. It is paid to contribute to the extra costs that disabled...