Social Security Benefits: Orthopaedics
Commons · Question 440 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 22 May 2026
Question
Asked by Daisy Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of ending multiple assessments for amputees to qualify for benefits.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 22 May 2026
There are many disabled people and people with health conditions in receipt of both Universal Credit (UC) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP), which means going through two separate assessments - a process that can be complex, time-consuming, duplicat...