Written questions

Personal Independence Payment and Universal Credit: Disability

Commons · Question 59772 · Tabled 13 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 24 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is her Department's policy that local authorities will be required to subsidise the loss of (a) PIP and (b) Universal Credit Health Element to disabled people.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 24 Jun 2025

Our plans are designed to protect the most vulnerable and give disabled people equal chances and choices to work. We will always work to ensure that the most vulnerable and severely disabled people are protected and consider how best we can support people...