Personal Independence Payment: Chronic Illnesses and Disability
Commons · Question 72444 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 4 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Rachel Gilmour
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) support is provided for claimants with (i) severe health conditions and (ii) daily-living needs who score zero on a Personal Independence Payment assessment,
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 4 Sep 2025
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) provides a contribution towards the extra costs that may arise from a long-term disability or health condition. Entitlement to PIP focuses on the functional impacts of a person’s health condition or disability on thei...