Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness
Commons · Question 60193 · 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, whether her Department plans to provide support for people with mental health problems who need to (a) stop and (b) reduce spending on (i) therapy, (ii) counselling, (iii) personal care and (iv) other s
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...