Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness
Commons · Question 60191 · Tabled 16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department plans to take to help support people with (a) mental health problems and (b) psychiatric disorders following the implementation of her proposed reforms to eligibility for the P
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 25 Jun 2025
PIP provides a cash contribution to support people with the extra costs of living with a long-term health condition or disability. Claimants have freedom and choice to spend their PIP as they see fit and the Secretary of State has been clear this should b...