Written questions

Personal Independence Payment: Veterans

Commons · Question 61348 · Tabled 19 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 26 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help tackle stigma among disabled veterans claiming PIP.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 26 Jun 2025

The benefits system exists to support people at critical points in their lives and for a range of reasons. There should be no stigma attached to claiming a benefit you're entitled to, and people should claim social security benefits as and when their circ...