Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
Commons · Question 66707 · Tabled 10 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating in-person appointments for personal independent payment assessments.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 15 Jul 2025
The Department is committed to assessing people as quickly as possible to ensure they receive the support they are entitled to in a timely manner.Where there is sufficient available evidence, assessments are done by paper-based review, without the need fo...