Written questions

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...