Personal Independence Payment and Universal Credit
Commons · Question 63294 · Tabled 27 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Damian Hinds
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department provides to HM Treasury for the purposes of forecasting future numbers of claims for (a) PIP and (b) the (i) Limited Capability for Work Element and (ii) Limited Capability for
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 7 Jul 2025
Forecast number of claims for PIP and health components of Universal Credit are produced by the Department as part of overall expenditure forecasts provided to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) at each fiscal event. DWP provides forecasts of bene...