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Personal Independence Payment and Universal Credit

Commons · Question 59776 · 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, what steps she is taking to ensure that people who lose (a) PIP and (b) the Universal Credit health element have timely access to (a) psychological services and (b) suicide prevention professionals duri

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 24 Jun 2025

We are aware from working closely with health colleagues that there is increased anxiety relating to the Green Paper changes resulting in people seeking health related support.We want to reassure people that the changes to PIP will not come into effect im...