Written questions

Social Security Benefits: Bipolar Disorder

Commons · Question 62271 · Tabled 24 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 2 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Sarah Olney

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed welfare reforms on people with bipolar disorder.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 2 Jul 2025

As I made clear in my statement to the House, Hansard, 1 July, col 219, any changes to PIP eligibility will come after a comprehensive review of the benefit, which I am leading, and which will be co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that re...